MAPLE HEIGHTS, OHIO—
Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Co. Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Co. Inc., 15214 Corkhill Road, MAPLE HEIGHTS, OHIO 44137 on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s) and elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a ladder to cut down a dead wire that led to a residential home to prepare for water and sewer line work. The wire snapped back and pulled the employee off the ladder, causing them to fall 8 feet to the asphalt below and fracture their left wrist and elbow.
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Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Co. Inc.
On July 10, 2018, an employee was unloading a tandem dump truck at a dump site. The locking mechanism on the truck's gate was stuck. As the employee tried to unjam it, their hands were caught between the gate and the truck bed. The employee's left-hand fingers were crushed, with a possible amputation to the left middle finger; the right-hand fingers suffered contusions.
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