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Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc in LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS
Employer Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc Report ID 2016032156
Address 14 Walter Ct City, State ZIP LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS 60156
Event Date March 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Straight ladders
Industry (NAICS) 325510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.19000, -88.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a straight ladder to clean a horizontal coater. The employee slipped while descending the ladder, falling 6 to 8 feet to the cement floor and fracturing a leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2016, a worker at Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc in LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with straight ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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