MTC Logistics

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MTC Logistics in NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
Employer MTC Logistics Report ID 2021075971
Address 2 Dock View Drive City, State ZIP NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE 19720
Event Date July 20, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 493120 Inspection # 1545205
GPS Coordinates 39.71000, -75.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was calibrating elevated refrigeration probes while inside a cage about 15 to 20 feet off the ground, chained and padlocked to the forks of a forklift. The forklift backed into a safety bollard. The cage broke free as the chains and padlock snapped. It fell to the ground and the employee suffered a broken back with spinal cord damage.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2021, a worker at MTC Logistics in NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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