PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA—
Telephonix Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Telephonix Inc. , 5250 Liberty Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15224 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee sustained a broken leg when 17 sheets of drywall fell on him as he was attempting to look behind them.
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