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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017087526 · 8/7/2017 · Sysco, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Sysco, Inc.
Location
20 Theodore Conrad Dr, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07305
NAICS
493120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a dock plate that was 41 inches off the ground, preparing to load a truck trailer. As he was raising the trailer door, the truck pulled away, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the dock plate. He fractured his tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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