Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mack Trucks, Inc., 7000 ALBURTIS ROAD, MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 18062
on — Fractures , affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was stepping from the cab of a truck onto a portable ladder when the ladder slid, causing the employee to fall to the concrete shop floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their nose, left wrist, and right humerus.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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An employee was handling a small platform ladder with three steps and two wheels in the front. The employee was found on the floor underneath the ladder. She was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the sacrum.
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On July 21, 2025, an employee was working from a 10-foot step ladder while installing a 3-by-5-foot glass window pane on the outside of a new home under construction. The window fell from the frame and the employee went to catch it when the ladder slipped. The employee fell 5 feet to the ground and landed on small pieces of concrete left over from the foundation pour. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated elbow and fractured wrist that required surgery.
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