Mayer Bros. Apple Products Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - WEST SENECA, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Mayer Bros. Apple Products Inc. in WEST SENECA, New York
Employer Mayer Bros. Apple Products Inc.
Address 3300 Transit Road
City, State ZIP WEST SENECA, New York 14224
Report ID 20161111077
Event Date November 28, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
Secondary Source Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 312111
GPS Coordinates 42.83396, -78.69694

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Incident Narrative

A box slid off a fork truck and knocked another container into an employee, pinning him against a scissor lift. He suffered internal injuries.

Incident Summary

On November 28, 2016, a worker at Mayer Bros. Apple Products Inc. in WEST SENECA, New York suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-nonpressurized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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