Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc.
2025-08-29 · SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a roller from a rollback truck. Another employee unhooked the roller from the winch and the roller slid off the rollback, causing the injured employee to be ejected approximately 1 foot out of the roller onto the ground. The injured employee was on the roller when this happened. The employee suffered a broken right hip. and was hospitalized.
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