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Buckeye Body and Equipment

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Buckeye Body and Equipment in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer Buckeye Body and Equipment Report ID 2019099545
Address 939 East Starr Avenue City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43201
Event Date September 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Dump truck
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection # 1436924
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -82.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was scuffing the bottom of a dump truck bed while standing on the truck's frame when the employee slipped and fell approximately 4 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized with four broken ribs on the right side.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2019, a worker at Buckeye Body and Equipment in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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