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Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — JENKS, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in JENKS, OKLAHOMA
Employer Kimberly-Clark Corporation Report ID 2016043253
Address 13219 Kimberly-Clark Place City, State ZIP JENKS, OKLAHOMA 74037
Event Date April 18, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Industry (NAICS) 322291 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.00000, -95.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a 5-foot fixed ladder, descending a work platform, when he missed a ladder rung and slid down the ladder to the floor. He fractured his right foot and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2016, a worker at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in JENKS, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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