Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of the Interior, 41?24'23.58"N, 75?40'22.18"W, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18503
on , Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
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Final narrative
On June 5, 2017, at 11:50 AM, an employee was directing a tour of elementary school children and attempting to retrieve biological samples from the Lackawanna River with a net. The employee dropped the net into the river. While attempting to retrieve the net, the employee fell down an 8-foot embankment and landed in the river, breaking three ribs and four vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedEmbankments
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