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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Fractures — BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER in BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER Report ID 2020032894
Address 940 BELMONT STREET City, State ZIP BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02301
Event Date March 31, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Pickup truck
Secondary Source Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 622210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.05000, -71.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a chair from the bed of a pickup truck to a loading dock. He stepped into a gap between the tailgate and the loading dock and fell into the truck bed. His right leg was trapped in the gap and broken. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 31, 2020, a worker at VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER in BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with pickup truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 415 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified injuries.

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