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PJ Food Service

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PJ Food Service in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer PJ Food Service Report ID 2017021373
Address 2880 North Highway 360 City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050
Event Date February 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.80000, -97.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was emptying trash into an outside dumpster. He climbed a ladder to stomp down the trash. While he was getting back onto the ladder from the dumpster, he lost his footing and fell to the ground below, injuring his back and head.

Incident Summary

On February 10, 2017, a worker at PJ Food Service in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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