Ateeco Inc.
Fall on same level unspecified — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture — SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Ateeco Inc. | Report ID | 2024043742 |
| Address | 600 East Centre St. | City, State ZIP | SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA 17976 |
| Event Date | April 30, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Fall on same level unspecified | Source of Injury | Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.82000, -76.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee entered a freezer with a pallet jack loaded with product and may have fallen on the same level in the walk-in freezer, striking the back of his head. As he was exiting the freezer about three minutes later, he was unstable from a head injury with intracranial hemorrhage and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 30, 2024, a worker at Ateeco Inc. in SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level unspecified, with refrigerators, freezers, ice makers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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