Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WinField Solutions, LLC, 121C Summerville Road, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35602
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee fell five feet from the loading dock to the ground and fractured two ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersRamps, loading docks, dock plates
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An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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