Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc., 716 South Route 183, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA 17972
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was unloading a roller from a rollback truck. Another employee unhooked the roller from the winch and the roller slid off the rollback, causing the injured employee to be ejected approximately 1 foot out of the roller onto the ground. The injured employee was on the roller when this happened. The employee suffered a broken right hip. and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Tow truck
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