SELLERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
PPL - Electric Utilities - Lehigh Region
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PPL - Electric Utilities - Lehigh Region, Buxmont Substation, SELLERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18960 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee exited his vehicle at a substation gate area. The vehicle drifted forward, pinning him between it and the gate. He was hospitalized with cracked ribs and leg lacerations.
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