Koch Foods of Cincinnati, LLC
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - FAIRFIELD, Ohio
| Employer | Koch Foods of Cincinnati, LLC |
| Address | 4100 Port Union Road |
| City, State ZIP | FAIRFIELD, Ohio 45014 |
| Report ID | 20171111058 |
| Event Date | November 17, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Pelvis |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Machine platforms |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 |
| Inspection # | 1279938 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.33259, -84.48910 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was inspecting food on a conveyor line. The employee was leaning against a top rail that was 10 feet 11 inches above the ground. As the employee stepped away from the platform, her right shoe caught the edge of the toe board and her left foot caught the edge of a plastic bin. She slid down the guard rail and fell 12 feet between the mid rail and toe board resulting in a fractured pelvis.
Incident Summary
On November 17, 2017, a worker at Koch Foods of Cincinnati, LLC in FAIRFIELD, Ohio suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with machine platforms identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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| Apr 17, 2017 | WEST BABYLON ELECTRIC, INC. | HAUPPAUGE, New York | Fractures | Hosp. |
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