OPPORTUNITY STAFFING INC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OPPORTUNITY STAFFING INC in TOBYHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer OPPORTUNITY STAFFING INC Report ID 2023065078
Address 145 Market Way City, State ZIP TOBYHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA 18466
Event Date June 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
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 Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # 1684469
GPS Coordinates 41.12000, -75.37000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was driving a reach truck. While making a turn down an aisle the employee's left arm was pinned between the reach truck and racking. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm and a hematoma.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2023, a worker at OPPORTUNITY STAFFING INC in TOBYHANNA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. 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.

Context

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