SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT—
Yarde Metals
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Yarde Metals, 45 Newell Street, SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06489 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was offloading steel when the steel rolled off the forklift and struck the employee's leg, breaking the ankle.
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