Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nelson Wire and Steel, 1015 New Salem Road, NEW SALEM, PENNSYLVANIA 15468
on , Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
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Final narrative
An employee was treated at the hospital after falling approximately 5 feet to the concrete floor below while descending nine-foot portable stairs. The employee tore his rotator cuff and received stitches to his left elbow. The employee was attempting to dislodge a chain attached to an overhead crane at the time of the incident. The employee was unloading wire mesh from a delivery truck in the Blue Building garage door area.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Stairs, steps, unspecified