PAUL, IDAHO—
Kloepfer, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kloepfer, Inc., 505 E. Ellis St., PAUL, IDAHO 83347 on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was fueling an excavator from the fuel tank in the bed of the truck while standing on the bumper of the truck. The plastic on the bumper broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground and resulting in a fractured right femur just below the joint.
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