Core-Mark Distribution OpCo

Fall on same level due to slipping - Fractures - WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Core-Mark Distribution OpCo in WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania
Employer Core-Mark Distribution OpCo
Address Core-Mare PA OPCO #281, 100 West End Road
City, State ZIP WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania 18703
Report ID 2023098431
Event Date September 12, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cardboard
Industry (NAICS) 493110
GPS Coordinates 41.24000, -75.88000

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Incident Narrative

An employee slipped on a cardboard slip sheet and landed on her knee on the concrete floor. She suffered a broken kneecap.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2023, a worker at Core-Mark Distribution OpCo in WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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