Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PECO Energy Company, Day and Wildey Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19125
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell while exiting the bucket of a bucket truck and suffered a fractured tibia. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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