Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC, 121 River Street, CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA 17929
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
Two steel beams were being set into place on dunnage. An employee was placing pads under the bearing points when a beam struck the employee's left wrist, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Beams-unattached metal
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