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Parts Service, LLC.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — STRAFFORD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Parts Service, LLC. in STRAFFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Parts Service, LLC. Report ID 20191010490
Address 861 West Lancaster Avenue City, State ZIP STRAFFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 19087
Event Date October 7, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 441310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.04000, -75.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a truck, using a bar to move a pallet jammed against another. The pallet broke and the employee fell off the back of the truck to the ground 39 inches below.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2019, a worker at Parts Service, LLC. in STRAFFORD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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

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