Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Marc Fisher, 1248 South River Rd, CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY 08512
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
At approximately 7:30 AM, a temporary employee was on an order selector, pulling boxes from racks. He was reaching for a carton in the back of the pallet location when he lost his footing, slipped, and fell approximately 20 feet from the rack to the warehouse floor. The employee was wearing a harness but it was not connected to the tether at the time of the fall. The employee sustained injury to their head and arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Racks-garment and other
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