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Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. Report ID 2023010984
Address 5201 Bleigh Ave City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19136
Event Date January 31, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -75.02000

Incident Narrative

During a conveyor inspection, an employee fell 13 feet to a concrete floor and sustained a skull fracture.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2023, a worker at Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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