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Shore Point Distributing Co., Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — DUNELLEN, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shore Point Distributing Co., Inc. in DUNELLEN, NEW JERSEY
Employer Shore Point Distributing Co., Inc. Report ID 2018099413
Address 450 North Ave City, State ZIP DUNELLEN, NEW JERSEY 08812
Event Date September 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower extremities, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary Source Beer and soda kegs
Industry (NAICS) 424820 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.58000, -74.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to deliver a 160-pound beer keg to a basement. The keg fell off the hand truck, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall down the steps to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to treat a severe break to the foot/ankle.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2018, a worker at Shore Point Distributing Co., Inc. in DUNELLEN, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the lower extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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