Boise Cascade Company
Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — MILTON, FLORIDA
| Employer | Boise Cascade Company | Report ID | 2015107525 |
| Address | 8260 Armstrong Rd. | City, State ZIP | MILTON, FLORIDA 32583 |
| Event Date | October 8, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.63000, -86.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting his co-worker to brace the products (35 inches high by 29 inches wide by 120 inches long) on the forklift. The forklift driver set the double pallet of reinforcement material on to the floor and the forklift backed out. Part of the bottom pallet on the left side broke and the materials started to wobble. The injured employee tried to stabilize it, but part of the top pallet fell on his chest causing him to fall down. As he was bracing his fall, he fractured his left wrist.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2015, a worker at Boise Cascade Company in MILTON, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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