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Ashland, Inc.

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ashland, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Ashland, Inc. Report ID 2015031215
Address Ashland Performance Materials Composite Polymers Division, 2801 Christopher Columbus Boulevard City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19148
Event Date March 16, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 325199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.92000, -75.15000

Incident Narrative

On March 16, 2015, at 4:15 P.M., an employee was working at the charge chute for polyester reactors. The employee had used a hoist to lift and dump an approximately 2,000-pound bag of PET pellets into a hopper that was connected to the reactor. He started to walk over the pallet on the floor toward the empty bag. When he stepped off of the pallet, he lost his balance and landed awkwardly on his left foot.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2015, a worker at Ashland, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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