PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA—
Westway Terminal Company, LLC
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Westway Terminal Company, LLC, 2900 East Allegheny Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19134 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was donning a chemical suit when he lost his balance and fell. He was hospitalized with a fractured leg.
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