Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, 6900 MAIN STREET, STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT 06615
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On October 11, 2020, an employee was commuting to work on his bike. The employee rode over a speed bump on the company property and fell off his bike, sustaining a rib fracture, a scapula fracture, and a spinal compression fracture.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Bicycle, pedal cycle
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