US Foods - Buffalo Division
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — BUFFALO, NEW YORK
| Employer | US Foods - Buffalo Division | Report ID | 2018043555 |
| Address | 2181 Clinton Street | City, State ZIP | BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14206 |
| Event Date | April 13, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.87000, -78.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in the back of his delivery vehicle (a tractor trailer) pulling a pallet of food products onto the lift gate of his trailer. As he pulled the pallet to the liftgate, he fell approximately 4 feet from the lift gate to the blacktop street below.
Incident Summary
On April 13, 2018, a worker at US Foods - Buffalo Division in BUFFALO, NEW YORK suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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