MCS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - EASTON, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at MCS INDUSTRIES, INC. in EASTON, Pennsylvania
Employer MCS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Address 2280 NEWLINS MILL ROAD
City, State ZIP EASTON, Pennsylvania 18042
Report ID 2022032066
Event Date March 7, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Coccygeal region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Industry (NAICS) 339999
GPS Coordinates 40.72000, -75.26000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder, placing a stack of equipment into a dumpster. An item fell and knocked her off balance and she fell off the ladder onto a medicine cabinet. She suffered a broken tailbone.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2022, a worker at MCS INDUSTRIES, INC. in EASTON, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the coccygeal region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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