Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Distributed Spectrum Inc, 1011 Rattlesnack Bridge Road, BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY 07921
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in a field when the ATV tipped over. The employee fell off the vehicle and sustained a fractured hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
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