Rush Health Systems, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - MERIDIAN, Mississippi
| Employer | Rush Health Systems, Inc. |
| Address | 1314 19th Ave. |
| City, State ZIP | MERIDIAN, Mississippi 39301 |
| Report ID | 20181212944 |
| Event Date | December 18, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.36983, -88.69675 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading material that was stacked on rolling pallets on the truck. When the employee removed the tie-down strap, the rolling cart struck him and knocked him off the truck and he fell four feet to the pavement below. The employee was hospitalized for a subdermal hematoma to the head, lacerations, fractured ribs and a subdermal hematoma to the abdomen.
Incident Summary
On December 18, 2018, a worker at Rush Health Systems, Inc. in MERIDIAN, Mississippi suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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