Saddle Creek Corporation

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Fractures — MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Saddle Creek Corporation in MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Saddle Creek Corporation Report ID 2023076318
Address 53 Central Boulevard, Suite 100 City, State ZIP MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17067
Event Date July 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.46000, -76.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee drove a yard truck and trailer away from the dock door. While turning into the open lot, the trailer started to tip and the yard truck and trailer rolled onto its side. The employee sustained a broken clavicle and five fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2023, a worker at Saddle Creek Corporation in MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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