Black Horse Carriers
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - PARAMUS, New Jersey
| Employer | Black Horse Carriers |
| Address | 194 NJ 17 |
| City, State ZIP | PARAMUS, New Jersey 07652 |
| Report ID | 2020032783 |
| Event Date | March 26, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Delivery truck or van |
| Secondary Source | Pallet jack-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.93679, -74.07083 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pallet jack to move a container from inside a box truck to a lift gate. The employee set the container on the lift gate. When the lift gate was lowered, the pallet jack and the container shifted, and the container knocked the employee to the ground. His right leg was caught between the lift gate and its support and was broken in three places between the knee and the ankle; his right arm struck the ground and was broken between the elbow and the wrist.
Incident Summary
On March 26, 2020, a worker at Black Horse Carriers in PARAMUS, New Jersey suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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