Sysco Food Services
Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
| Employer | Sysco Food Services | Report ID | 2015010502 |
| Address | 9th and Shipley St, Behind Walgreen's | City, State ZIP | WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801 |
| Event Date | January 15, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Caps, lids, covers, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424490 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.74000, -75.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employee was making a delivery and parked the tractor trailer behind Walgreens at 9th & Shipley. The tractor trailer caught a low hanging wire from overhead poles on the front driver's side corner of the trailer. The driver attempted to remove the wire from the trailer catwalk and then attempted to remove the corner cap from the trailer. The cap came loose suddenly, hit the associate in the face, and he fell flat on the roof of the trailer. He sustained facial and eye injuries, along with spinal injuries, and was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Incident Summary
On January 15, 2015, a worker at Sysco Food Services in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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