Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — ELMSFORD, NEW YORK
| Employer | Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc | Report ID | 2022087737 |
| Address | 300 Executive Boulevard | City, State ZIP | ELMSFORD, NEW YORK 10523 |
| Event Date | August 31, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Delivery truck or van | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.06000, -73.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a newspaper delivery truck. As he backed out of the truck onto a dock, with the papers on a pallet carried by an electric pallet jack, the truck rolled away from the dock and he fell to the ground. The pallet jack and the pallet with papers fell onto him. He suffered a broken left tibia and a left ankle injury.
Incident Summary
On August 31, 2022, a worker at Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc in ELMSFORD, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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