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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20201111057 · 11/22/2020 · The Pennsylvania State University

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thoracic region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
The Pennsylvania State University
Location
6 Eisenhower Parking Deck, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA, 16802
NAICS
611310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to pull a hay bale off a truck. The bale fell on the employee and pinned her to the ground. She suffered broken thoracic vertebrae and lack of feeling and movement in her legs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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