Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wellsville Construction Company, LLC, 43250 Hibbets Mill Road, WELLSVILLE, OHIO 43968
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s) and arms(s).
Final narrative
A carpenter apprentice was assisting in building a form for a turbine pit when he fell approximately 5 feet to the concrete below. He landed on his left arm and sustained a broken humerus and elbow.
HospitalizedElbow(s) and arms(s)Nonclassifiable
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