Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Glenn O Hawbaker, Inc., Asphalt Plant, GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA 16127
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was installing a chute cover (weighing approx. 200-250 pounds) onto a chute, using a come-a-long to lift the cover. A lifting lug on the chute cover broke causing the cover to fall and strike the employee on the left shoulder. The employee sustained a broken collarbone, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
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