Clartec

Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Fractures - SAINT LOUIS, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Clartec in SAINT LOUIS, Missouri
Employer Clartec
Address 5001 Flyer Ave
City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, Missouri 63139
Report ID 2019010283
Event Date January 9, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326112
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -90.27000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a roll of shrink wrap to wrap a skid of plastic lugs. He was using a plastic "handle" that inserts into the cardboard tube holding the shrink wrap. He was wrapping the skid from the bottom to the top. As he neared the top and was pulling the last wrap tight, the handle came loose from the roll of shrink wrap . He stumbled a few steps and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the left femur.

Incident Summary

On January 9, 2019, a worker at Clartec in SAINT LOUIS, Missouri suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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