Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Buckingham Properties, 1450 Lyell Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14606
on — Fractures, affecting the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was struck in the face by a falling concrete block while lining up the scaffold to repair a door lintel. The employee sustained a fractured nose.
HospitalizedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersConcrete blocks, cinder blocks
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