NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS·
Brittany Global Technologies Corporation
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Brittany Global Technologies Corporation, 1357 East Rodney French Boulevard, NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02744 on , Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a lift wearing his harness to remove a section of duct work. He took the bolts off from around the section of duct work and then lowered the lift. The section of duct work was supposed to lower with the lift, but when he looked back, he noticed that the duct work was not coming down. At this time, he used his upper body, shoulder area to loosen the section. The duct work then fell and pinned him underneath it. He suffered a lumbar fracture.
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