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JM Smucker Co

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JM Smucker Co in BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer JM Smucker Co Report ID 2017076253
Address 6670 Low St City, State ZIP BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17815
Event Date July 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 311111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.02000, -76.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a 6-foot step ladder to change an airline near a sterilizer. He was reaching when he lost his balance and fell, striking a pipe on the ground and fracturing his tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2017, a worker at JM Smucker Co in BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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