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Remco, Inc

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DICKSON CITY, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Remco, Inc in DICKSON CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Remco, Inc Report ID 2021098125
Address Walmart Supercenter, 900 Commerce Boulevard City, State ZIP DICKSON CITY, PENNSYLVANIA 18519
Event Date September 21, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Parking lot-paved
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.46000, -75.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a stake body trailer (about 3 feet high) with HVAC components. The employee climbed onto the trailer to secure the load, then slipped off the open side of it and fell to the asphalt parking lot pavement. The employee suffered an injury to the left hip.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2021, a worker at Remco, Inc in DICKSON CITY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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