Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DMI, LLC, 239 Blakey Court, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15213
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
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Final narrative
On 12/20/2020, at approximately 6:30 AM, employees where using a wooden box to hoist tools up to the third floor of the facility. The injured employee reached out a window on the third floor to unload the box and it tipped, pulling him out the window. The employee fell to the ground and was hospitalized with various broken bones including a fractured hip and back injuries.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedWindows, openings
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