CORNWALL BRIDGE, CONNECTICUT—
Northeast Building & Home- Bridgeport
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 Northeast Building & Home- Bridgeport, 44 Kent Road, CORNWALL BRIDGE, CONNECTICUT 06754 on — Fractures , affecting the Pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a flatbed truck for air leaks. A forklift was offloading a pallet from the flatbed truck when the pallet caught the edge of a bundled lumber unit. The lumber unit slid off the bed of the truck and struck the employee's hip. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and a hip injury.
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