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Bradley Caldwell, Inc.

Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bradley Caldwell, Inc. in WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Bradley Caldwell, Inc. Report ID 20211210773
Address 200 Kiwanis Boulevard City, State ZIP WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202
Event Date December 15, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising Source of Injury Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.97000, -76.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was crouching under a rack shelf in order to rotate a perishable product on a pallet. The employee stood up and hit the back of her head on the metal shelf. The employee was hospitalized with head trauma.

Incident Summary

On December 15, 2021, a worker at Bradley Caldwell, Inc. in WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against stationary object or equipment while rising, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 62 severe injury reports involving "Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising injuries.

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