Eastern Metal Supply, Inc

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Eastern Metal Supply, Inc in LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA
Employer Eastern Metal Supply, Inc Report ID 2020065637
Address 3600 23rd Avenue South City, State ZIP LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA 33461
Event Date June 17, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.62000, -80.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on the deck of a flatbed truck getting ready to un-tarp a load. When he pulled the tarp, he lost balance and fell to the ground sustaining abrasions and a sore hip.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2020, a worker at Eastern Metal Supply, Inc in LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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