Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Diversified Gas & Oil, Henry Road Compressor Station, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA 15701
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
While working in a crane truck, an employee lost balance and fell out of the bed of the truck, suffering injuries to the wrist and arms that required surgery.
HospitalizedWrist(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedCranes-truck-mounted
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