Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allied Building Products, Corp. , 15 East Union Ave., EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 07073
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was working on the bed of a truck and was attempting to position a V-Board. The employee stepped over shingle skids to strap the load down and fell sideways off the truck, fracturing ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHighway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
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