Interstate Building Products, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Concussions - PITTSTON, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Interstate Building Products, Inc. in PITTSTON, Pennsylvania
Employer Interstate Building Products, Inc.
Address 3000 N Township Blvd
City, State ZIP PITTSTON, Pennsylvania 18640
Report ID 2017054453
Event Date May 16, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions
Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 444190
GPS Coordinates 41.32000, -75.76000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was descending from a storage rack when he stepped into a wheeled cart and fell to the floor, suffering a contusion and concussion. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2017, a worker at Interstate Building Products, Inc. in PITTSTON, Pennsylvania suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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