Hill & Markes, Inc
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures — AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK
| Employer | Hill & Markes, Inc | Report ID | 2024043214 |
| Address | 1997 New York 5S | City, State ZIP | AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK 12010 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries with skull fractures | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423850 | Inspection # | 1741769 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.92000, -74.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was retrieving a pallet from an elevated area on a rack and fell 10-12 feet to the ground, suffering a skull fracture, a spinal fracture, and a brain bleed. Fall protection was not being used at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2024, a worker at Hill & Markes, Inc in AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK suffered intracranial injuries with skull fractures to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 590 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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