Specialty Building Products
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — BELLWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Specialty Building Products | Report ID | 2024109265 |
| Address | 1620 North Tuckahoe Road | City, State ZIP | BELLWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA 16617 |
| Event Date | October 4, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple internal chest locations |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | 1780414 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.60000, -78.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inside a safety cage on the forks of a forklift using an impact drill to secure a sign above the entrance in front of a new building. The cage was placed on top of the forks and the forks were angled inward. The employee was then lifted upward to complete the task. When the employee leaned in one direction, the weight distribution shifted and the cage fell to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained a collapsed lung and broken ribs. The safety cage was not attached to the forks at the time.
Incident Summary
On October 4, 2024, a worker at Specialty Building Products in BELLWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple internal chest locations. The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 165 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified injuries.
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