LIMA, OHIO—
Kirby Risk Corporation
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kirby Risk Corporation, 1249 Stewart RD, LIMA, OHIO 45801 on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
On February 5, 2024, an employee was in a wire shipping basket supported/elevated by the forks of a powered industrial truck. The basket became displaced from the forks and the employee fell approximately 5 feet to the ground below and suffered multiple rib fractures.
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