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Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative in LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative Report ID 2023065429
Address 794 Musser School House Road City, State ZIP LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA 17540
Event Date June 20, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424480 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.07000, -76.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a manual pallet jack in the back of a truck when they fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a lacerated liver and internal bleeding.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2023, a worker at Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative in LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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