Sunbelt Rentals
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Sunbelt Rentals | Report ID | 2023065310 |
| Address | 3038 Babcock Boulevard | City, State ZIP | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15237 |
| Event Date | June 15, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 532490 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.51000, -80.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading a machine onto a trailer deck in the parking lot of the facility. The tilting deck returned to its horizontal position, causing the employee step backward and catch his right foot in the channel beam on the front of the trailer bed. The employee sustained injuries to his right foot, ankle, and right forearm.
Incident Summary
On June 15, 2023, a worker at Sunbelt Rentals in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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