Walsh & Associates, Inc.
Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - SAINT LOUIS, Missouri
| Employer | Walsh & Associates, Inc. |
| Address | 1400 Macklind Ave. |
| City, State ZIP | SAINT LOUIS, Missouri 63110 |
| Report ID | 2017087869 |
| Event Date | August 16, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424690 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.62354, -90.27565 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was unwrapping a pallet of four drums to prepare an outbound shipment. The four drums were secured together and to the pallet with stretch wrap. After cutting away the wrap with a utility knife, the employee pulled on the wrap to free it from the pallet and drums. He had also staged his forklift next to the drum pallet. The forklift utilizes an implement known as a "drum picker," which would be used to lift individual drums from the full pallet to fill the outbound load/order. While he was manually pulling the cut stretch wrap from the drums/pallet, he lost his grip on the stretch wrap and fell backward into the drum picker implement, striking his upper torso/back. He was hospitalized for a fractured C3 vertebra.
Incident Summary
On August 16, 2017, a worker at Walsh & Associates, Inc. in SAINT LOUIS, Missouri suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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