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Penske Truck Leasing Company LP

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penske Truck Leasing Company LP in CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Penske Truck Leasing Company LP Report ID 2018066083
Address 1 Richfield Road City, State ZIP CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA 15024
Event Date June 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Rain
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.54000, -79.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while getting out of his truck cab during a rainstorm, injuring his back.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2018, a worker at Penske Truck Leasing Company LP in CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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