Birdsong Peanut Corporation
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — JAY, FLORIDA
| Employer | Birdsong Peanut Corporation | Report ID | 2015096632 |
| Address | 5372 State St | City, State ZIP | JAY, FLORIDA 32565 |
| Event Date | September 10, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Ladders-fixed |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115114 | Inspection # | 1092246 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.95000, -87.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While climbing a fixed steel ladder from a 16-feet-deep dump pit, an employee fell 6 feet from the ladder to the steel floor of the dump pit, breaking two vertebrae and both ankles and requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On September 10, 2015, a worker at Birdsong Peanut Corporation in JAY, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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