Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group, Inc. ?

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HERSHEY, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group, Inc. ? in HERSHEY, Pennsylvania
Employer Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group, Inc. ?
Address 621 Park Avenue
City, State ZIP HERSHEY, Pennsylvania 17033
Report ID 2016088184
Event Date August 8, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Bags, sacks
Industry (NAICS) 722110
GPS Coordinates 40.29472, -76.65084

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Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying boxes to the freezer when he tripped and fell over trash bags on the floor. The employee suffered lower back and left leg injuries.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2016, a worker at Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group, Inc. ? in HERSHEY, Pennsylvania suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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