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Linkletter & Sons, Inc.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Fractures — ATHENS, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Linkletter & Sons, Inc. in ATHENS, MAINE
Employer Linkletter & Sons, Inc. Report ID 2021010728
Address 112 Harmony Road City, State ZIP ATHENS, MAINE 04912
Event Date January 26, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 113310 Inspection # 1513172
GPS Coordinates 44.93000, -69.66000

Incident Narrative

The employee was working from a scissor lift to fix an overhead garage door. A trailer backed into the scissor lift and knocked it over. The employee struck the concrete garage floor and suffered three or four fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2021, a worker at Linkletter & Sons, Inc. in ATHENS, MAINE suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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