Power Component Systems, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping - Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments - HERSHEY, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Power Component Systems, Inc. in HERSHEY, Pennsylvania
Employer Power Component Systems, Inc.
Address 14 East Caracas Avenue
City, State ZIP HERSHEY, Pennsylvania 17033
Report ID 2023087198
Event Date August 8, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping
Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Construction debris
Industry (NAICS) 238910
GPS Coordinates 40.28560, -76.64707

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Incident Narrative

An employee was tearing down drywall walls. As he tried to pick up a 1-foot-square piece of drywall, he stepped on another piece and his legs went out from under him. He suffered a torn hamstring.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2023, a worker at Power Component Systems, Inc. in HERSHEY, Pennsylvania suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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