Penske Logistics

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture — CANASTOTA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penske Logistics in CANASTOTA, NEW YORK
Employer Penske Logistics Report ID 2024098284
Address Aldi Store #34, 3348 Seneca Turnpike City, State ZIP CANASTOTA, NEW YORK 13032
Event Date September 6, 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 Vehicle and machine cabin parts n.e.c.
Secondary Source Non-riding pallet jack
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.06000, -75.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading pallets of product from a trailer when a plastic-wrapped pallet became stuck against the bulkhead of the trailer. The employee was dislodging the pallet when he lost his grip and fell backward, striking his head on the side of the trailer. He then tripped over the forks of a pallet jack and fell to the floor of the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed and pain in his lower back and ribs.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2024, a worker at Penske Logistics in CANASTOTA, NEW YORK 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 vehicle and machine cabin parts n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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