Slocomb Windows and Doors, Incorporated

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia — HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Slocomb Windows and Doors, Incorporated in HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Slocomb Windows and Doors, Incorporated Report ID 2015107402
Address 767 Sans Souci Parkway City, State ZIP HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 18706
Event Date October 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Doors, except garage and vehicle
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1097038
GPS Coordinates 41.23000, -75.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading patio doors into a tractor trailer when three patio doors shifted and struck/crushed the employee. The employee was hospitalized and exhibited paralysis below the chest line.

Incident Summary

On October 5, 2015, a worker at Slocomb Windows and Doors, Incorporated in HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with doors, except garage and vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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