Wire Rope Works, Incorporated

Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wire Rope Works, Incorporated in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Wire Rope Works, Incorporated Report ID 2015010683
Address 100 Maynard St City, State ZIP WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 17701
Event Date January 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332618 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.23000, -77.01000

Incident Narrative

On January 22, 2015, an employee operating a rough terrain forklift on frozen ground felt a "pop" in his back. The employee reported the incident to management the following day, went to an emergency room on two occasions, visited a doctor, and had an MRI before being diagnosed with a spinal epidural hematoma and admitted into Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, on January 28, 2015.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2015, a worker at Wire Rope Works, Incorporated in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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