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Ball Metalpack LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ball Metalpack LLC in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Ball Metalpack LLC Report ID 2019044283
Address 2690 Charter St City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228
Event Date April 27, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332112 Inspection # 1398579
GPS Coordinates 40.00000, -83.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually lowering a lift. The elevator weight on the tensioning chain jammed between the frame and elevator; the employee's lower leg was broken as she tried to clear the jam.

Incident Summary

On April 27, 2019, a worker at Ball Metalpack LLC in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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