Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brightspeed of Pennsylvania, LLC, 720 Water Street, MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA 17552
on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
At 3:45 p.m. on June 30, 2025, an employee was working out of a bucket truck, installing a fiber drop to a customer. The door of the bucket came open and he fell to the ground 12-15 feet below, suffering a brain bleed, facial factures, four fractured ribs, a possible collapsed lung, possible fractured vertebrae, and possible wrist and ankle fractures.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Boom truck, cherry picker
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An employee was standing on the surface of a steel beam about two feet wide. He slipped and fell backward, landing on the concrete ground about 20 feet below. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
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