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FRITO-LAY, INC

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — IRVING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FRITO-LAY, INC in IRVING, TEXAS
Employer FRITO-LAY, INC Report ID 20181010452
Address 701 NORTH WILDWOOD City, State ZIP IRVING, TEXAS 75061
Event Date October 9, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Handrails, banisters
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.82000, -96.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was going up the starch platform when the top handrail of the platform broke and he fell 8 feet to the ground, breaking his ribs and neck bones.

Incident Summary

On October 9, 2018, a worker at FRITO-LAY, INC in IRVING, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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