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O' Shea Lumber Company Inc

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at O' Shea Lumber Company Inc in GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer O' Shea Lumber Company Inc Report ID 2015064153
Address 11425 Susquehanna Trail City, State ZIP GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA 17327
Event Date June 29, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1080760
GPS Coordinates 39.81000, -76.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a clogged dust collector pipe. The employee was standing on a home-made platform that had been elevated approximately 10 feet in the air by a forklift. The platform measured approximately 12-feet long by 42-inches wide. The employee stepped off to the side of the platform where the platform was not supported by the forks, and the platform tipped from the forks. The employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained nine broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2015, a worker at O' Shea Lumber Company Inc in GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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