Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Latex Construction Company, Campbell Road and Bethel Road, CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA 17820
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was driving a side-boom operator across a temporary bridge. The bridge collapsed and the machine rolled slightly and came to rest at about a 45 degree angle. As the employee disconnected his seat belt, he fell from the machine and landed in the creek bed on his back. The fall caused hairline fractures to his scapula and a rib.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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