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Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation in PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation Report ID 2022021560
Address 140 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18640
Event Date February 17, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332431 Inspection # 1579763
GPS Coordinates 41.28000, -75.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift and struck a support column in a warehouse. The employee hit their head on the steering wheel and was hospitalized with a fractured C6 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On February 17, 2022, a worker at Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation in PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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