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Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

1 hospitalization · 2015129720 · 12/24/2015 · Performance Food Group Customized Distribution

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Performance Food Group Customized Distribution
Location
5957 Chalkville Mtn Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35235
NAICS
424420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making a delivery at a restaurant location. Product in back of the semi-trailer shifted and fell against the load-lock. The employee released the load-lock to adjust the product. The product fell onto the employee knocking him to the ground. Product and the load-lock fell onto the employee. The fall was approximately 30 feet from the back of the semi-trailer. The employee sustained a fractured right eardrum and bleeding in the brain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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