Interstate Emergency Services Inc

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — NEW BALTIMORE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Interstate Emergency Services Inc in NEW BALTIMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Interstate Emergency Services Inc Report ID 2022054488
Address PA Turnpike, MM 130 Eastbound City, State ZIP NEW BALTIMORE, PENNSYLVANIA 15553
Event Date May 23, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 488410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -78.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was offloading large rolls of paper from a trailer. A roll twisted as the employee was balancing it; it struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2022, a worker at Interstate Emergency Services Inc in NEW BALTIMORE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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