Ten Mile Paving LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Ten Mile Paving LLC | Report ID | 2023032554 |
| Address | 100 Commercial Drive | City, State ZIP | WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15301 |
| Event Date | March 22, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Tow truck |
| Secondary Source | Pickup truck | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 324121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.19000, -80.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had just loaded a pickup truck onto the deck of a rollback truck. He was standing on the deck, reaching to close the driver door of the pickup, when the pickup's rear door swung open and caused him to lose his balance. He fell 3 feet to the ground below, sustaining fractures to the right tibia and fibula, as well as a fractured left wrist.
Incident Summary
On March 22, 2023, a worker at Ten Mile Paving LLC in WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with tow truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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