Teri Nichols Institutional Food Merchants

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Teri Nichols Institutional Food Merchants in HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK
Employer Teri Nichols Institutional Food Merchants Report ID 2020098756
Address 250 Wireless Blvd City, State ZIP HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK 11749
Event Date September 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -73.26000

Incident Narrative

A warehouse worker was attempting to move a food assembly machine off a broken pallet. The machine began to fall over and it fell onto his right hand as he tried to catch it. The employee sustained three fractures and two lacerations to the right hand.

Incident Summary

On September 15, 2020, a worker at Teri Nichols Institutional Food Merchants in HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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