Melhorn Sales, Service, & Trucking Co.
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Melhorn Sales, Service, & Trucking Co. | Report ID | 2016010060 |
| Address | Hillandale Farm Site 2, Building 12 B | City, State ZIP | GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17325 |
| 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 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.83000, -77.22000 | ||
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
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