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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025054620 · 5/16/2025 · Andy's Equipment Exchange Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Rib(s), oblique area
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Dimensional lumber
Secondary source
Non-riding pallet jack

Employer

Name
Andy's Equipment Exchange Inc.
Location
959 West 12th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16501
NAICS
532490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a delivery truck. There were two 4x4 pieces of wood stacked on top of one another in the truck. The employee stepped on the wood, lost his balance, and fell from standing height onto a pallet jack inside the truck. His back hit the pallet jack and he sustained fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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