BETHEL PARK, PENNSYLVANIA—
TruGreen Lawn Care
Struck by falling object unspecified · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TruGreen Lawn Care, 522 Hollydale Dr, BETHEL PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 15102 on — Fractures , affecting the Part of body unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was performing an aeration on a customer's property. The aerator fell from a retaining wall onto the employee, causing fractures and a hematoma on his back.
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