Fractures

Name: Fractures at PPL - Electric Utilities - Lehigh Region
Start: 12/21/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171212109 · 12/21/2017 · PPL - Electric Utilities - Lehigh Region

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Gates

Employer

Name: PPL - Electric Utilities - Lehigh Region
Location: Buxmont Substation, SELLERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18960
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee exited his vehicle at a substation gate area. The vehicle drifted forward, pinning him between it and the gate. He was hospitalized with cracked ribs and leg lacerations.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown