Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PACTIV CORPORATION, 7670 AIRPORT DRIVE, MACON, GEORGIA 31216
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working at the dry end of an egg carton production line when she attempted to step away from the line. She descended three steps and missed the last step, losing her footing and fracturing her tibia.
An employee was cleaning the screens of a water system and used compressed air to blow out and clean the metal screens. This aerosolized water droplets and the employee was exposed to Legionella pneumophila bacteria, resulting in pneumonia that required hospitalization.
An employee was driving a forklift in reverse when the forklift struck a support beam from the left side. The employee's left foot sustained injury which required surgery and hospitalization.
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An employee tried to close a stuck thermoforming oven door. The tool he used slipped and his hand went into the oven. The door closed and his right hand was severely burned.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
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