Fractures

Name: Fractures at Truck-Lite Co., LLC
Start: 5/13/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054636 · 5/13/2018 · Truck-Lite Co., LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Jaw, chin
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
Source: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Truck-Lite Co., LLC
Location: 786 McElhatten Drive, MC ELHATTAN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17748
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee stepped onto PVC pipe flanges to view the water level in a tank when the pipe flanges broke under the pressure of his feet, causing him to fall. He broke his jaw and lacerated the right side of his face, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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