WEXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA—
PLG Painting LLC
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PLG Painting LLC, 146 Hamilton Drive, WEXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 15090 on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was preparing to paint shutters. As they were wiping dew from a 10-12-foot high metal roof, the employee slipped and fell to the concrete. They sustained a left elbow fracture and a lower back injury.
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