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Monro Muffler & Brake, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Monro Muffler & Brake, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Monro Muffler & Brake, Inc. Report ID 2020065547
Address 1529 Oregon Pike City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
Event Date June 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -76.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just checked a vehicle's exhaust from a lift. As the employee moved from the lift to a stool, he fell about 4 feet to the floor and suffered a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2020, a worker at Monro Muffler & Brake, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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