L&W Supply Lancaster, PA
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | L&W Supply Lancaster, PA | Report ID | 2024109841 |
| Address | 1287 New Holland Ave | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17602 |
| Event Date | October 22, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Pelvis |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Variable restraint containers n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Variable restraint containers n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.06000, -76.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on top of a 5-foot stack of drywall on the back of a truck bed to strap down the material. While climbing approximately 1 foot down to the next level of the drywall stack, the employee slipped and fell onto another stack of drywall on the trailer bed, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
Incident Summary
On October 22, 2024, a worker at L&W Supply Lancaster, PA in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with variable restraint containers n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 557 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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