PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA—
Trane Supply
Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Trane Supply, 3042 Beaver Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15233 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move HVAC products when the PIT contacted an adjacent box. The box of material fell from the rack and into the next aisle over, onto another employee who was walking down the aisle. That employee sustained a fractured lower left leg.
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