Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pinto Construction Services, 5635 N. Tonawanda Creek Road, LOCKPORT, NEW YORK 14094
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple regions of the head.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a steel road plate (5' x 12') when he was behind the steel plate and the bank wall to get the geotextile. The employee was hospitalized for head and neck trauma, including bilateral temporal bone fractures and other head fractures.
Hospitalized Multiple regions of the head Panels, sheets, plates metal
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