Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J&R Slaw, Inc, 438 Riverview Road, LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18235
on — Fractures, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a piece of plywood panel when it fell onto the employee, who suffered a broken right femur and a broken left foot. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
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