WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA—
Bed Bath & Beyond Reading - Store 302
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Bed Bath & Beyond Reading - Store 302, 2771 Paper Mill Road, WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA 19610 on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder removing product from a shelf when the shelf collapsed and threw the employee from the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for a broken right elbow.
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