Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Blaise Alexander Dealerships Management, 469 Burns Road, MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA 17756
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was clearing brush on a farming property using an excavator. As the employee exited the excavator, they slipped on the excavator track that was wet from the rain. The employee fell and suffered three fractured ribs that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExcavating machinery, unspecified
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