Simplex Industries, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - SCRANTON, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Simplex Industries, Inc. in SCRANTON, Pennsylvania
Employer Simplex Industries, Inc.
Address 1 Simplex Drive
City, State ZIP SCRANTON, Pennsylvania 18504
Report ID 2015085968
Event Date August 20, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321992
GPS Coordinates 41.42739, -75.69017

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on the fourth rung of a ladder that was leaned up against a modular home. A tractor moved the modular home while the ladder was still leaned against it. The employee fell from the ladder, breaking a foot and hurting his/her back. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2015, a worker at Simplex Industries, Inc. in SCRANTON, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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