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UPS

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
Employer UPS Report ID 2020021859
Address 6975 Northern Boulevard City, State ZIP EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13057
Event Date February 25, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.10000, -76.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a conveyor belt, slipped, and fell 1.5 feet to the floor sustaining a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2020, a worker at UPS in EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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