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COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures and dislocations — NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND in NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND Report ID 2016010088
Address 45 Indistrial Drive City, State ZIP NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01060
Event Date January 5, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 312111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.33000, -72.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was coming down an 8-foot extension ladder when he misplaced his descending foot and it entered the space between the rungs. As his leg went through the empty space, it came into contact with the ground, twisting him around and down the ladder. He dislocated his knee joint and broke his tibia.

Incident Summary

On January 5, 2016, a worker at COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND in NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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