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Panda Express

Struck against object or equipment while moving it — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Panda Express in MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE
Employer Panda Express Report ID 2020032862
Address 663 Middletown-Warwick Road City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE 19709
Event Date March 29, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck against object or equipment while moving it Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 722210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.44000, -75.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying a box of fortune cookies from the front of the store to the back of the store when the box became caught on the wall. The box struck the employee in the stomach and she was hospitalized with a liver laceration.

Incident Summary

On March 29, 2020, a worker at Panda Express in MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck against object or equipment while moving it, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 56 severe injury reports involving "Struck against object or equipment while moving it" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against object or equipment while moving it injuries.

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