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MFG Energy Services

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — GARDEN CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MFG Energy Services in GARDEN CITY, KANSAS
Employer MFG Energy Services Report ID 20171110571
Address 110 Jennie Barker Rd. City, State ZIP GARDEN CITY, KANSAS 67846
Event Date November 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Pickup truck
Secondary Source Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.95000, -100.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee loaded a ladder into the back of a truck. Other equipment was preventing the ladder from laying flat in the bed of the truck. He entered the bed of the truck, rearranged the items, and positioned the ladder to set down in the truck bed. When he went to exit the truck bed, he placed one foot between the ladder and the inside of the truck bed wall, while the other foot was on the bumper of the truck. The tailgate was closed at the time. When he attempted to take his foot out of the bed, his foot became caught, causing him to fall from the bumper and truck bed. He broke his right femur.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2017, a worker at MFG Energy Services in GARDEN CITY, KANSAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pickup truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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