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PJ FOOD SERVICE, INC.

Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PJ FOOD SERVICE, INC. in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer PJ FOOD SERVICE, INC. Report ID 2015052840
Address Pilot Fuel Station, 2309 Smithtown Road City, State ZIP MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 26508
Event Date May 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 722310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.61000, -79.90000

Incident Narrative

On May 13, 2015, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an employee suffered a back injury resulting in hospitalization. The employee was making an over-the-road delivery driving a tractor trailer. He stopped at a Pilot Fuel Station and was exiting the cab of his tractor trailer when he stepped to the ground and felt a sharp pain in his back.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2015, a worker at PJ FOOD SERVICE, INC. in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as climbing or stepping up or down-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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