People Ready
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | People Ready | Report ID | 20191213076 |
| Address | ROB, Inc. Dba Ralph's Transfer, 7700 South US HWY 1, Unit #121 | City, State ZIP | TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA 32780 |
| Event Date | December 20, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Body Part | Head, neck, and trunk |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.54000, -80.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was unloading a crated kitchen range from a tractor trailer at the warehouse's dock when he mis-stepped, slipped, and lost control of the load. He then fell and was struck on the head by the falling appliance, suffering a mastoid effusion, L1 burst fracture, severed central canal, compression of conus or proximal calida equina leukocytosis, and hyperglycemia.
Incident Summary
On December 20, 2019, a worker at People Ready in TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the head, neck, and trunk. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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