WELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Waggoner Construction Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waggoner Construction Inc., Waggoner Farms, WELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17365 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was installing 2x4s on trusses. As the employee walked on a 2x4 to get his sweatshirt, the 2x4 broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained bilateral ankle fractures and a T12 vertebral fracture.
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