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Port Logistic Group

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Port Logistic Group in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer Port Logistic Group Report ID 2018077624
Address 442 Avenue P City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105
Event Date July 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541614 Inspection # 1334979
GPS Coordinates 40.71000, -74.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to load a truck. As the truck backed up, it crushed the employee against the loading dock, injuring the employee's back.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2018, a worker at Port Logistic Group in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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