Modern Gas Sales Inc
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — WHITE MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Modern Gas Sales Inc | Report ID | 2018054314 |
| Address | 799 Texas Palmyra Highway | City, State ZIP | WHITE MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA 18473 |
| Event Date | May 3, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Delivery truck or van |
| Secondary Source | Bodily conditions of injured, ill worker | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 454312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.53000, -75.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on the running boards of his delivery truck and cleaning the inside of the windshield when he suffered a medical event and fell backwards to the ground. From the fall, he suffered a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On May 3, 2018, a worker at Modern Gas Sales Inc in WHITE MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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