Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Professional Building Systems Inc., 72 East Market St., MIDDLEBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17842
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
On April 28, 2017 at 8:45 a.m., an employee was removing a piece of lumber from a stack of wood when he tripped over the plastic banding surrounding the lumber and fell on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fracture to his left hip and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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