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Bulk Equipment Corp.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures and dislocations — LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bulk Equipment Corp. in LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Bulk Equipment Corp. Report ID 2021065346
Address 98 Cabot Boulevard City, State ZIP LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19047
Event Date June 30, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -74.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee rigged a piece of heavy commercial equipment in preparation for lifting. During lifting operations, the lifting equipment failed and the chain struck the employee resulting in broken vertebrae and a dislocated collarbone.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2021, a worker at Bulk Equipment Corp. in LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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