Millwood, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TUNKHANNOCK, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Millwood, Inc. | Report ID | 2023098263 |
| Address | 5530 SR 6 West, Suite 1 | City, State ZIP | TUNKHANNOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 18657 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Head, unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Secondary Source | Conveyors-gravity and nonpowered, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.56000, -75.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing a stack of pallets down a gravity conveyor. The top pallet fell and struck the employee's head. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2023, a worker at Millwood, Inc. in TUNKHANNOCK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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