Barry Callebaut USA, LLC

Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Barry Callebaut USA, LLC in 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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