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Volvo Construction Equipment LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Volvo Construction Equipment LLC in SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Volvo Construction Equipment LLC Report ID 2021065127
Address 312 Volvo Way City, State ZIP SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17257
Event Date June 23, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.04000, -77.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee on a ladder was straightening the door hinge on a piece of equipment using a pry bar when the employee fell approximately 5 feet to the concrete floor below, resulting in lacerations to the back of the head and internal bleeding.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2021, a worker at Volvo Construction Equipment LLC in SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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