Barry Callebaut USA, LLC
Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Barry Callebaut USA, LLC | Report ID | 2018077489 |
| Address | 4863 Hanoverville Rd | City, State ZIP | BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18020 |
| Event Date | July 24, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.68000, -75.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a turret truck that hit a piece of wood. While bending to retrieve the wood, he felt pain in his back. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2018, a worker at Barry Callebaut USA, LLC in BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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