American Foods Group, LLC
Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | American Foods Group, LLC | Report ID | 2017021617 |
| Address | 1000 Cattle Drive | City, State ZIP | YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078 |
| Event Date | February 18, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.87000, -97.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempted to cross over a gap from one elevated work platform to another when he fell approximately 6 feet to the floor, fracturing his left tibia. The platform was unguarded and fall protection was not worn at the time.
Incident Summary
On February 18, 2017, a worker at American Foods Group, LLC in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 22 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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