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Builders FirstSource, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — VANDALIA, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Builders FirstSource, LLC in VANDALIA, OHIO
Employer Builders FirstSource, LLC Report ID 2019077403
Address 4173 Old Springfield Rd City, State ZIP VANDALIA, OHIO 45377
Event Date July 19, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 444190 Inspection # 1417652
GPS Coordinates 39.91000, -84.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was going to hammer protruding nails into a wall in preparation to take down shelving. The nails were more than 10 feet above the ground. The employee was standing on a wooden pallet which was raised on the forks of a forklift when the pallet failed. The employee lost balance and fell more than 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a broken left ankle.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2019, a worker at Builders FirstSource, LLC in VANDALIA, OHIO suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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