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Giant Foods, LLC

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Giant Foods, LLC in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Giant Foods, LLC Report ID 20181212562
Address 301 Town Center Blvd City, State ZIP EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18040
Event Date December 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker Source of Injury Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
Industry (NAICS) 445299 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.71000, -75.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving drywall when the weight shifted and the drywall fell on the employee, resulting in a knee injury.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2018, a worker at Giant Foods, LLC in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker, with wallboard, drywall, sheetrock identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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