MARION, OHIO—
Poet Biorefinery-Marion, LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Poet Biorefinery-Marion, LLC, 1660 Hillman Ford Rd., MARION, OHIO 43302 on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the head and trunk.
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Final narrative
An employee was inspecting bearings on equipment while walking around the equipment. He stepped through an open hatchway and fell eight feet to the level below landing on grating. The employee sustained a fractured spine and a concussion.
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