Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quadratec, Inc., 1028 Saunders Ln, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 19380
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee fell from the elevated platform of a stock picker, landing on the concrete floor 9 feet below and suffering 11 broken ribs on the left side, a broken left wrist, and an injury to the back of the head that required two staples.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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