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Preferred Meal Systems, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. in SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. Report ID 2020054712
Address 4135 Birney Avenue City, State ZIP SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18507
Event Date May 21, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.36000, -75.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was labeling palletized 20-pound boxes suspended on the forks of a forklift. The boxes fell on her, knocking her to the floor and breaking her femur.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2020, a worker at Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. in SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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