Molded Fiber Glass Tray Company
Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - LINESVILLE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Molded Fiber Glass Tray Company |
| Address | 6175 Route 6 |
| City, State ZIP | LINESVILLE, Pennsylvania 16424 |
| Report ID | 2015021108 |
| Event Date | February 4, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Floor, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Strapping |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.64000, -80.45000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee had just finished unloading a shipment of cardboard boxes. The cardboard boxes were on pallets; the individual pallets and stacks of cardboard boxes were secured with banding straps. The employee grabbed and pulled on a banding strap on one of the pallets to try and straighten the pallet by a few inches to align with the other pallets. When the employee pulled on the banding strap, the strap broke and the employee fell to the floor. The employee broke his left hip. The employee was hospitalized for hip surgery.
Incident Summary
On February 4, 2015, a worker at Molded Fiber Glass Tray Company in LINESVILLE, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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