Cleveland Brothers
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — NEW STANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Cleveland Brothers | Report ID | 2015129456 |
| Address | 190 Earnhart Drive | City, State ZIP | NEW STANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15672 |
| Event Date | December 14, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 532412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.23000, -79.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While an employee was climbing into a fork truck, he reached for the grab handle and it broke off. He fell 4 feet, landed on his tailbone, and suffered a vertebral compression fracture.
Incident Summary
On December 14, 2015, a worker at Cleveland Brothers in NEW STANTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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