GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA—
Gudenkauf Corporation
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Gudenkauf Corporation, Knotsville Road, GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA 26354 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
On June 25, 2016, at approximately 12:10 p.m., two employees were digging with hand tools around a main telephone pole when the push pole fell and struck one of the employees. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis that required surgery.
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