CVS Health
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | CVS Health | Report ID | 20181111781 |
| Address | 242 5th Avenue | City, State ZIP | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15222 |
| Event Date | November 15, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44000, -80.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A truck driver was unloading his truck. Product fell off the pallet he was unloading and struck him, causing him to fall off the truck's lift plate. He suffered a torn ligament in the elbow or a broken bone.
Incident Summary
On November 15, 2018, a worker at CVS Health in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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