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Construction Specialties Inc

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture — HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Construction Specialties Inc in HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Construction Specialties Inc Report ID 2024021252
Address 347 S Broad Street City, State ZIP HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17737
Event Date February 9, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Industry (NAICS) 332323 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.23000, -76.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking near a forklift while moving a bin of scrap metal when they tripped on the back wheel of the forklift and fell. Their head contacted a steel roll-off container, resulting in a brain bleed and a laceration to the forehead. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2024, a worker at Construction Specialties Inc in HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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