LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA—
PVS Minibulk Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PVS Minibulk Inc., 305 Prescott Rd, LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA 17042 on — Fractures, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee fell from the top of a trailer, landing on the pavement and suffering fractures to the feet and a fibula.
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