Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Michels Corporation, Green Brior and Duella Court, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17404
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s) and leg(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was directing traffic standing next to a slacked cable when a vehicle passing by caught the cable, which hit and threw the employee to the ground. The employee suffered right knee and left hip injuries.
HospitalizedHip(s) and leg(s) Street, road, driveway, unspecified
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