Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at REINHART FOODSERVICE, LLC , 290 SE THOMPSON DR, LEES SUMMIT, MISSOURI 64082
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee fell 11 feet from an elevated order picker platform. The employee was wearing a body harness, but was not tied off prior to the fall. He was hospitalized and treated for two broken ribs, bruised lungs and facial lacerations.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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