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IFS, INCORPORATED

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at IFS, INCORPORATED in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer IFS, INCORPORATED Report ID 2021086759
Address 400 ORTON AVENUE City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19603
Event Date August 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325520 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.31000, -75.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was engaging a dock leveler. A manual bar on the leveler slipped out and the employee fell from the dock to the concrete below. He suffered injuries to the head and right shoulder.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2021, a worker at IFS, INCORPORATED in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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