Ledvance, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Ledvance, LLC | Report ID | 2017098664 |
| Address | 835 Washington Street | City, State ZIP | SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA 15857 |
| Event Date | September 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 335110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.44000, -78.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inspecting finished lightbulb products in a cardboard box at an inspection station. The inspection station was on a work platform that is 33 inches wide, 8 feet long, and 9 inches high. The employee finished inspecting the parts in the cardboard box and turned to go get another cardboard box full of light bulbs. As she turned to step off the platform, she fell to the ground and injured her hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On September 9, 2017, a worker at Ledvance, LLC in SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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