STRATTON, OHIO—
Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc., W. H. Sammis Power Plant - First Energy, STRATTON, OHIO 43961 on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was exiting a coal conveyor when he stepped on a piece of plywood that broke, causing him to fall approximately 80 feet into a bunker. The employee suffered a broken wrist, a head laceration, and brain bleed.
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