Guyer Brothers Incorporated
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Guyer Brothers Incorporated | Report ID | 2025054355 |
| Address | W Commerce St | City, State ZIP | CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17201 |
| Event Date | May 8, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Structures other than buildings n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Backhoes, trackhoes | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.94000, -77.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An excavator was hoisting a 4,400-pound trench ditch box, suspended from its hook by manhole chains on a trackhoe bucket. The chains slipped and the ditch box fell onto an employee, causing him to fall to the ground. He was then trapped under the spreaders of the ditch box. He suffered a broken right leg and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On May 8, 2025, a worker at Guyer Brothers Incorporated in CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with structures other than buildings n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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