Gonzalez Concrete Construction
2025-07-29 · WACO, TEXAS
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a compact track loader. He was removing supports from the lift arms when the lift arms fell and trapped him under the machine. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a broken leg. He also sustained twisted vertebrae, a crushed jugular vein, a fractured shoulder, fractured ribs, and required staples to his head.
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