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Yarde Metals Inc

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — GAP, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Yarde Metals Inc in GAP, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Yarde Metals Inc Report ID 2016054282
Address 5509 Lincoln Highway City, State ZIP GAP, PENNSYLVANIA 17527
Event Date May 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.99000, -76.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped and fell off the back of a flatbed truck trailer, fracturing the L1 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2016, a worker at Yarde Metals Inc in GAP, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. 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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