Pittsburgh Glass Works
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ORLANDO, FLORIDA
| Employer | Pittsburgh Glass Works | Report ID | 2018032080 |
| Address | 2251 Lynx Ln Suite 18 | City, State ZIP | ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32804 |
| Event Date | March 1, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.57000, -81.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on an order picker 3.5 feet high, retrieving a windshield from a rack, when a stack of glass windshields struck him. He fell to the concrete floor and injured his nose.
Incident Summary
On March 1, 2018, a worker at Pittsburgh Glass Works in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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