SHIPPENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Clarion Boards LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the elevated platform at the wood breaker machine. The platform grate became detached and dropped 7 feet to the floor with the employee standing on it. The employee was hospitalized for 3 broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a lacerated spleen and required surgery.
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