R+L Carriers Shared Services, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — WEXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | R+L Carriers Shared Services, LLC | Report ID | 2019076905 |
| Address | 10293 Perry Highway | City, State ZIP | WEXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 15090 |
| Event Date | July 9, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Parking lot, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.60000, -80.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving freight inside a truck when his pallet jack became stuck on a pallet. The employee tugged on the pallet jack to free it. When the pallet jack became free it began rolling toward the employee. He fell off the lift gate onto the parking lot, landing on his left elbow and side. He sustained a broken left arm.
Incident Summary
On July 9, 2019, a worker at R+L Carriers Shared Services, LLC in WEXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. 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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