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Motor Truck Equipment Company

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Motor Truck Equipment Company in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Motor Truck Equipment Company Report ID 20201211513
Address 2125 N Susquehanna Trail City, State ZIP YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17404
Event Date December 8, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Parking lot-paved
Industry (NAICS) 423120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.99000, -76.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was exiting his truck when his left knee buckled, causing him to fall to the ground and resulting in hospitalization for a left hip fracture.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2020, a worker at Motor Truck Equipment Company in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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