Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at County Materials Corp., 1104 East LT Townline Road, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee had been removing formwork to set up for a different job and was struck by the concrete formwork and sustained a broken pelvis requiring hospitalization.
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