GAP Pollution and Environmental Control Inc.

Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway — Concussions — SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GAP Pollution and Environmental Control Inc. in SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer GAP Pollution and Environmental Control Inc. Report ID 2019032844
Address Keystone Power Plant, 189 Cooling Tower Road City, State ZIP SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA 15774
Event Date March 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Secondary Source Street, road, or driveway irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.65000, -79.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was a passenger in a vacuum truck, which was traveling on a dump road at a client's site. The truck hit a washout and leaned to one side; the employee was bounced around in the cab and suffered a possible concussion. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 18, 2019, a worker at GAP Pollution and Environmental Control Inc. in SHELOCTA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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