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Belmont Fruit Co., Inc.

Other fall to lower level unspecified — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Belmont Fruit Co., Inc. in PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Employer Belmont Fruit Co., Inc. Report ID 2024053916
Address Aborn Street, Next to Coal Fire Pizza City, State ZIP PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02903
Event Date May 5, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Other fall to lower level unspecified Source of Injury Straight trucks, box trucks
Secondary Source Rain
Industry (NAICS) 424480 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.82000, -71.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a delivery truck platform while unloading produce from the truck. It was raining and he slipped on the wet platform while holding a box of produce, falling to the ground and landing face first. The employee suffered a face and head injury with pressure to his spinal cord, and a shattered right elbow. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2024, a worker at Belmont Fruit Co., Inc. in PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the head and neck. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with straight trucks, box trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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