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East Penn Manufacturing

Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TOPTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at East Penn Manufacturing in TOPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer East Penn Manufacturing Report ID 2019076855
Address 50 West jefferson St City, State ZIP TOPTON, PENNSYLVANIA 19562
Event Date July 8, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 335912 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.50000, -75.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered a leg injury while climbing into a jockey truck. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2019, a worker at East Penn Manufacturing in TOPTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as climbing or stepping up or down-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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