Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Corna Kokosing, 965 N. High Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43201
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a trash chute where it opened into a dumpster. The employee climbed into the dumpster and was removing material from around the bottom of the chute when he stepped backwards and fell over the edge of the dumpster, landing on the ground head first. He suffered head trauma, a fractured neck, and broken ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
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