ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
BNZ Materials, Inc.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at BNZ Materials, Inc., 191 Front Street, ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16063 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were carrying a piece of equipment to throw into a scrap hopper. One employee slipped and fell backward and the back of his head struck the ground.
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