BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA—
SAUCON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB
Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was mowing grass using a riding lawn mower near a drop-off on the grounds. The mower got stuck. The employee dismounted the mower to push it and the mower flipped onto the employee fracturing ribs.
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