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Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania in LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania Report ID 2023010294
Address 60 East Main Street City, State ZIP LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA 17540
Event Date January 10, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 326140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.08000, -76.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to travel between buildings. As the lift was moving down the ramp, they reached out to press the open button for the overhead door. While pulling their arm back into the lift, the lift started to move down the ramp, catching their arm between a bollard and the forklift frame resulting in a left radius and ulna fracture.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2023, a worker at Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania in LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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