REXBURG, IDAHO—
L&W Supply
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at L&W Supply, 4201 Francis St, REXBURG, IDAHO 83440 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing in a road between two trucks, one of which was towing the other out of mud using an elasticized tow rope. The bumper on one of the trucks failed, and the looped tow rope slipped off it. The rope struck the employee in the legs, breaking the employee's left lower leg. The employee also suffered a scalp laceration and contusions.
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