Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | Report ID | 2019088313 |
| Address | 4201 Pottsville Pike | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19605 |
| Event Date | August 13, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Parking lot, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.40000, -75.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A driver backed a truck up to a loading dock door and then went into the building to unload the truck. When he mistakenly opened the doors to a truck in an adjacent bay, that truck started to pull away. The driver then jumped from the dock and landed on the ground below. He sustained a fracture to the left leg below the knee that required hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 13, 2019, a worker at Pitney Bowes, Inc. in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other jump to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 80 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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