Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 167 New Enterprise Drive, LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 19533
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing on top of some concrete blocks, cleaning out a truck drum. The employee tripped on a hose and fell to the ground 3 feet 7 inches below, suffering a torn tendon in the right knee.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
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