Guardian Environmental Services
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Cuts, lacerations — WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
| Employer | Guardian Environmental Services | Report ID | 20191212571 |
| Address | Carvel State Office Building, 820 N French St | City, State ZIP | WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801 |
| Event Date | December 6, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Walls | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562910 | Inspection # | 1449852 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.72000, -75.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On December 6, 2019, a truck had been backed into a parking space close to a cinderblock wall, next to a loading dock. One of its loading doors was open. An employee was standing next to the truck, waiting for the driver to pull out to give the door enough clearance from the cinderblock wall to be closed. The door began to swing back toward the cinderblock wall as the driver began to pull out. As the employee tried to keep the door from striking the wall, the employee's upper right forearm got caught between the door and the wall. The employee suffered a laceration of the right upper arm.
Incident Summary
On December 6, 2019, a worker at Guardian Environmental Services in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE suffered cuts, lacerations to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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