Fractures

Name: Fractures at Universal Concrete Products
Start: 7/14/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076803 · 7/14/2025 · Universal Concrete Products

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Porches, balconies, decks
Secondary source: Other constructed surface

Employer

Name: Universal Concrete Products
Location: 400 Old Reading Pike Suite 100, POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19464
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was standing on a deck that was approximately 2 feet off the ground. His new supervisor walked up to him to shake his hand. The injured employee bent down to shake the supervisor's hand, lost his balance and fell off the deck. He landed on the floor and sustained multiple fractures to the left wrist. The employee required surgery.

Source

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