WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Alpha Painting & Construction Co Inc.
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Alpha Painting & Construction Co Inc., Homeville Road, WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA 15122 on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was de-rigging the suspended scaffolding on the bridge. He did not see a cable and ran into the cable clips resulting in an abdominal hematoma.
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