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KBK Industries, LLC.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — RUSH CENTER, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KBK Industries, LLC. in RUSH CENTER, KANSAS
Employer KBK Industries, LLC. Report ID 2018054961
Address 1914 US-183 City, State ZIP RUSH CENTER, KANSAS 67575
Event Date May 21, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # 1319429
GPS Coordinates 38.48000, -99.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to climb up a 6-foot scaffold to paint an 8-foot fiber glass tank. He was using a step stool to step up to the scaffold ladder when it slipped out from underneath him. As he tried to catch himself from falling down, he broke his left ankle and fell about 18 inches to the concrete floor below. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2018, a worker at KBK Industries, LLC. in RUSH CENTER, KANSAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). 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.

Context

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