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PENN LINE CORPORATION

Fall on same level due to slipping — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PENN LINE CORPORATION in CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer PENN LINE CORPORATION Report ID 2017109964
Address 104 Roaring Creek Road City, State ZIP CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA 17820
Event Date October 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Buttock(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Hills
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.92000, -76.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking down a hill after clearing trees when he slipped and landed on a tree stub. The stub punctured his buttock and required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2017, a worker at PENN LINE CORPORATION in CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the buttock(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with hills identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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