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COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY in MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY
Employer COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY Report ID 2015118827
Address 191 EAST HANOVER AVE. City, State ZIP MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960
Event Date November 21, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 325611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -74.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped, fell, and broke his wrist in an attempt to adjust boxes on a pallet that was on the palletizer.

Incident Summary

On November 21, 2015, a worker at COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY in MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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