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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020032894 · 3/31/2020 · VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source
Pickup truck
Secondary source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER
Location
940 BELMONT STREET, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02301
NAICS
622210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a chair from the bed of a pickup truck to a loading dock. He stepped into a gap between the tailgate and the loading dock and fell into the truck bed. His right leg was trapped in the gap and broken. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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