M & M Transport Services, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — PUTNAM, Connecticut

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at M & M Transport Services, Inc. in PUTNAM, Connecticut
Employer M & M Transport Services, Inc.
Address 185 Park Road
City, State ZIP PUTNAM, Connecticut 06260
Report ID 20241111045
Event Date November 29, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries
Body Part Trunk and other upper extremities
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Trucks unspecified
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 484230
GPS Coordinates 41.88531, -71.89156

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Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading equipment from the back of a trailer. As he was stepping from the trailer to the liftgate, he fell to the asphalt ground from the liftgate and struck the back of his head. He sustained fractured ribs on the right side, a torn right rotator cuff, a sprained right wrist, and a head abrasion.

Incident Summary

On November 29, 2024, a worker at M & M Transport Services, Inc. in PUTNAM, Connecticut suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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