Melhorn Sales, Service, & Trucking Co.
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Melhorn Sales, Service, & Trucking Co. |
| Address | Hillandale Farm Site 2, Building 12 B |
| City, State ZIP | GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania 17325 |
| Report ID | 2016010060 |
| Event Date | January 5, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Existing floor opening |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.83000, -77.22000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was loading chickens from a chicken farm onto transportation trucks. The employee was pulling a full cart of chickens down the aisle inside the chicken house. As the cart rolled over a section of the steel grating floor, the section became dislodged and fell. The employee and cart fell approximately 10 feet through the hole to the ground. The employee suffered a broken left hand and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On January 5, 2016, a worker at Melhorn Sales, Service, & Trucking Co. in GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 163 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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