Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Train's Towers, Inc., 301 Grover's Mill Road, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08648
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was rigging a hydraulic hoist. The elevator moved up and caused the employee to lose their footing. The employee fell to the same level and suffered a broken ankle and two broken ribs and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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