Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at E-J Electric Installation Co, 31-24 Farrington Street, FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11354
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Employee used a derrick with a tong to unload a utility pole out of a storage area on the ground. The pole rolled onto the employee's leg as he tried to reorient the tong. The left fibula was broken.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Utility and telephone poles
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