CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA—
Central Transport LLC
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Central Transport LLC, 4947 Swape Road, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17202 on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
After delivering material to a site, an employee stood on top of the DOT bar to close his tractor-trailer's rear door. He slipped, and the door hit his left arm, causing a fracture and 1-inch laceration.
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An employee was cleaning the gutters on a roof when he fell through a skylight and landed on the ground 20 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to their cheekbone and both wrists.
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An employee was operating a forklift to pull a broken forklift out of the trailer when the broken forklift got caught on a dock plate. The employee exited the forklift used to tow the broken forklift to check on the stuck forklift and the mast of the broken forklift rose up catching the employee between the two forklifts. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
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