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Foundation Building Materials

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Foundation Building Materials in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Foundation Building Materials Report ID 2018066081
Address 1600 Cloister Drive City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
Event Date June 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 444190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.08000, -76.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell between a dock plate and the rear of a truck in a loading dock area, striking and injuring a knee.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2018, a worker at Foundation Building Materials in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.

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