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Reading Alloys, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — ROBESONIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Reading Alloys, Inc. in ROBESONIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Reading Alloys, Inc. Report ID 2016010699
Address 220 Old West Penn Avenue City, State ZIP ROBESONIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19551
Event Date January 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 331112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.35000, -76.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was shoveling snow on the loading dock when he slipped and fell on slippery concrete. He fractured his right femur in three places.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2016, a worker at Reading Alloys, Inc. in ROBESONIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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