MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures - MACUNGIE, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED in MACUNGIE, Pennsylvania
Employer MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Address 7000 ALBURTIS ROAD
City, State ZIP MACUNGIE, Pennsylvania 18062
Report ID 2022053855
Event Date May 4, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 336120
GPS Coordinates 40.51772, -75.57368

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Incident Narrative

An employee was retrieving a tool from a wheeled toolbox when the toolbox fell onto the employee, resulting in a lower back vertebra fracture and an injury to the lower leg and foot.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2022, a worker at MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED in MACUNGIE, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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