Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Foundation Building Materials, LLC, 342 Schuyler Avenue, KEARNY, NEW JERSEY 07032
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a bundle of insulation. The plastic banding on the bundle broke, causing him to fall backward to the floor. He suffered a broken wrist and forearm.
HospitalizedWrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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