Birkmire Trucking LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Birkmire Trucking LLC in FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Birkmire Trucking LLC Report ID 2016043160
Address 7400 Birkmire Drive City, State ZIP FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA 16415
Event Date April 15, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484230 Inspection # 1141132
GPS Coordinates 42.02000, -80.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unhooking a crane hook from a conveyor that was loaded on the flatbed of a truck. The hook or chain from the crane caught on the conveyor, causing it to tip and knock the employee off the trailer. The employee suffered severe right leg injuries.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2016, a worker at Birkmire Trucking LLC in FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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