Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES, 206 S. Keene Street, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI 65201
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a a vehicle when they collided with a customer's garage. They were hospitalized with a back injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Roadway vehicle motorized, unspecified
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