Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Steel Corporation, Clairton Plant, CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15025
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee tripped over a scaffold and fell to the concrete floor. He suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken humerus, and a broken kneecap.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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