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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20241010057 · 10/29/2024 · Penelec

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source
Pickup truck
Secondary source
Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo

Employer

Name
Penelec
Location
Altoona Water Authority Shop, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16601
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the back of a pickup truck helping to unspool wire from a large wire reel. The employee was exiting the truck, tripped over the elevated lift on the back of the truck and fell. As he was falling he jumped to avoid a partially lowered liftgate. His right foot landed on the asphalt and his left foot landed in a ground cable trench, resulting in multiple fractures to his left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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