MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Traffic Control Services
Moving in same direction, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Traffic Control Services, Rt 29 and Flat Road, MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA 19355 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee placing road cones into a pick up truck bed was thrown into the cab when another vehicle collided with the arrow panel that the pick up was towing. The employee fractured the left arm and a hip.
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