Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Blommer Chocolate Company, 1101 Blommer Drive, EAST GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18041
on — Fractures, affecting the jaw, chin.
Final narrative
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An employee was preparing to load a tanker truck. The employee slipped and fell from the top of the truck to the concrete floor and suffered a concussion, fractures and cuts/lacerations.
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An employee was going down a ramp to a basement to assist in cleanup efforts. The ramp had been closed to vehicle traffic all day, as it was slippery. The employee was halfway down the ramp when a forklift drove onto it, then slid down the ramp and struck him. The employee suffered a spinal fracture and was hospitalized.
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