Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., 102 Deka Rd, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA 19536
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking/working in an aisle when a metal tray weighing approximately 350 pounds was knocked off the third shelf of an adjacent racking system. The tray hit the floor and then hit the employee. He suffered a fractured left femur and a hematoma over one eye.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Pots, pans, trays
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