COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures and dislocations - NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts
| Employer | COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND |
| Address | 45 Indistrial Drive |
| City, State ZIP | NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts 01060 |
| Report ID | 2016010088 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.33000, -72.63000 |
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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.
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