Teri Nichols Institutional Food Merchants
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — 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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