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Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. in CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. Report ID 2017043347
Address 425 Meadow St. City, State ZIP CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS 01013
Event Date April 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 339920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.17000, -72.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking around the waste hampers to size up the load for a forklift, tripped over metal equipment on the floor, and fell breaking bones in his leg.

Incident Summary

On April 13, 2017, a worker at Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. in CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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