Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sysco Kansas City Inc, 1915 E Kansas City Rd, OLATHE, KANSAS 66061
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was sorting through his load to locate cases and organize subsequent stops. He was stacking cases on the ladder platform of the freezer's side door. He placed his hand on a case and stepped to the side ladder. His foot slipped off the top step and he fell to the ground landing on his right hand and breaking his wrist.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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