Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. in NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. Report ID 2022010531
Address 66 E Main Street City, State ZIP NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17072
Event Date January 18, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.09000, -77.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped on ice while walking across a parking lot. The employee suffered a broken ankle.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2022, a worker at Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc. in NEW KINGSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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