Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vitro Flat Glass, LLC, 5123 Victory Blvd., COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 16314
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning an area between silos/platforms. The employee stepped onto an area between silos and fell 10 feet onto enclosed conveyors below. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a fractured/dislocated shoulder.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Nonclassifiable
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An employee had just completed replacing the oxygen block in a furnace port. As the employee was walking away, his left pant leg caught on fire. He attempted to extinguish the fire with his left hand, causing his shirt sleeve to catch on fire. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns.
An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.
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