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Clearsite Industrial

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Clearsite Industrial in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Employer Clearsite Industrial Report ID 2020043546
Address Amazon, 801 Boxwood Road, Suite 130 City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19804
Event Date April 17, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.71000, -75.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning mud out of a concrete footing with a hydroexcavator when the insert from the excavator's rubber vacuum hose sheared off, severing the connection with the dig tubes and causing the dig tubes to fall and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a compression fracture to the back.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2020, a worker at Clearsite Industrial in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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