Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Frito-Lay, 1626 Old Mansfield Rd., WOOSTER, OHIO 44691
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to enter a semi-trailer, lost balance and fell backwards off the step approximately 18 inches to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a right hip fracture that required hospitalization.
An employee was unloading a truck. While walking out of the truck onto a loading dock, the employee tripped on a dock plate and fell forward into the facility, landing on their elbows. The employee suffered a broken left elbow.
An employee was working in the palletizing area, inspecting a right angle gear box when his left index finger was amputated at the middle knuckle by the timing belt of the gear box.
An employee was reaching down to grab a bag of chips to place it on the infeed conveyor for packing. The employee's hand contacted the edge of the conveyor and was pinched between the conveyor and the frame, resulting in an amputation to the right middle finger.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift to pick up waste. The forklift was about to strike a bollard and the employee jumped off the vehicle. Her foot was then caught under the forklift s front tires, resulting in a fractured left heel.
An employee was trying to unjam boxes on a pick belt conveyor in a warehouse. The conveyor amputated the employee's left ring and little fingers at the first knuckle.
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.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
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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