Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Triumph Engine Control Systems, 1 Charter Oak Boulevard, WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06110
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the plant. He stopped and turned to talk to a co-worker when his left knee gave out and he fell to the floor. The employee's left femur was fractured.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Floor, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Triumph Engine Control Systems
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An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
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