Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc. | Report ID | 2023043401 |
| Address | 11 Scout Lane, Troop 74 | City, State ZIP | HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17036 |
| Event Date | April 17, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.27000, -76.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving trim from a crate on a flatbed truck, about to put it on top of a steel pack on the forks of a truck-mounted forklift. He fell from the bed of the truck to the ground, suffering eight broken ribs, two broken vertebrae, and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 17, 2023, a worker at Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc. in HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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