Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kellogg Company Muncy Bakery, 572 Industrial Park Road, MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA 17756
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s) and arms(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing an 8-foot fixed ladder. When he reached the platform at the top, he let go of the railing on the ladder and grabbed the inward swinging safety gate. When he removed his first hand to grab the gate, his second hand slipped off the railing. He fell to the floor below, striking his elbow on the floor. He suffered a fractured humerus and elbow tip as well as an open wound contusion.
HospitalizedElbow(s) and arms(s)Ladders-fixed
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