ATOSA CATERING EQUIPMENT INC.

Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway — Fractures — WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ATOSA CATERING EQUIPMENT INC. in WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts
Employer ATOSA CATERING EQUIPMENT INC.
Address 203 Flanders Rd
City, State ZIP WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts 01581
Report ID 2016076929
Event Date July 29, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
Industry (NAICS) 423740
GPS Coordinates 42.27307, -71.55633

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving two refrigerators with a pallet jack when the top refrigerator tipped over and landed on the employee. The employee suffered bruises and broken vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2016, a worker at ATOSA CATERING EQUIPMENT INC. in WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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