Goodwill Keystone Area
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Goodwill Keystone Area | Report ID | 2024021048 |
| Address | 1668 Oregon Pike | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601 |
| Event Date | February 2, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple body parts unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Trucks unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 624310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.06000, -76.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading items onto a truck. He fell off the platform of the lift gate to the parking lot below, suffering nine broken ribs, broken vertebrae, and a collapsed lung.
Incident Summary
On February 2, 2024, a worker at Goodwill Keystone Area in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple body parts unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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