FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA—
D&R Garden Landscaping, Inc.
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
Final narrative
An employee was throwing brush into a chipper. A guy wire attached to the brush caught the employee, pulled him to the ground, and caused severe lacerations to his back and arm.
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