CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA—
JUPITER PAINTING CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC
Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. · Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a bridge sidewalk when a passing vehicle with a ladder rack snagged a vertical hand line hanging from the upper portions of the bridge. The rope struck the employee along the midsection and threw him against the bridge's hand railing. He suffered two fractured ribs, a mild concussion, and minor bleeding in the spleen.
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