Giorgio Fresh Co.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Giorgio Fresh Co. | Report ID | 2022043091 |
| Address | 1340 Newark Road | City, State ZIP | TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA 19374 |
| Event Date | April 7, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Source of Injury | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.84000, -75.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking back to her work station. She tripped over the corner of a wooden pallet and fell to the ground sustaining injury to a knee and tendon.
Incident Summary
On April 7, 2022, a worker at Giorgio Fresh Co. in TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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