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FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — WILLINGTON, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. in WILLINGTON, CONNECTICUT
Employer FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. Report ID 2018011012
Address 350 Ruby Road City, State ZIP WILLINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06279
Event Date January 31, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -72.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was going down a two-step ladder at the raised dock section when he fell backwards off the ladder and struck his head on the concrete floor, briefly losing consciousness and fracturing his skull.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2018, a worker at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. in WILLINGTON, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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