Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Sherwin-Williams Company, 52 South Hanover ST, POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19464
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A driver was unloading freight from the trailer while it was raining. As they brought freight onto the liftgate, the pallet jack began to slide on the wet surface and caused the driver to fall from the liftgate to the ground. They sustained a fractured right arm and a bruise to the right leg.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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