INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BOISE, IDAHO
| Employer | INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. | Report ID | 2022098155 |
| Address | 3900 W. Chinden Blvd | City, State ZIP | BOISE, IDAHO 83714 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Delivery truck or van |
| Secondary Source | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.62000, -116.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were moving a 1,000-pound pallet of material toward the back of a box truck. One of them was using a hand truck, pushed under the front of the pallet, to help lift it; the hand truck slipped out and the employee fell off the back of the box truck. He landed on his head on the ground about 3 1/2 feet below, suffering a fracture to the left eye socket and a laceration in the same area.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2022, a worker at INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. in BOISE, IDAHO suffered fractures to the eye(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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