Foamtec International, LLC Warehouse
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - WACO, Texas
| Employer | Foamtec International, LLC Warehouse |
| Address | 720 Venture Dr. |
| City, State ZIP | WACO, Texas 76714 |
| Report ID | 20191112271 |
| Event Date | November 26, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Heel(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423450 |
| Inspection # | 1449747 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.50366, -97.18719 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was on a platform with a removable railing (designed to allow forklifts to bring down pallets with boxes of product). As the employee put the last box on the pallet closest to the edge, he fell off the platform, landing on the concrete floor 11.5 feet below and fracturing a heel.
Incident Summary
On November 26, 2019, a worker at Foamtec International, LLC Warehouse in WACO, Texas suffered fractures to the heel(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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