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Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc. in RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK
Employer Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc. Report ID 2018033051
Address 1980 Pond Rd. City, State ZIP RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK 11749
Event Date March 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Cranial region, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Bus
Industry (NAICS) 811111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.79000, -73.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee drove a bus to a gas pump to fill it with fuel. As the employee was descending the bus steps, he slipped or missed a step and fell, striking the back of his head.

Incident Summary

On March 29, 2018, a worker at Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc. in RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the cranial region, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with bus identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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