NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
C&W Services
Fall on same level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at C&W Services, 400 Egypt Rd., NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19403 on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was walking down metal stairs. The employee's ice cleats got caught on the stairs and the employee fell back against the stairs, suffering two broken vertebrae.
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