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National DCP

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Crushing injuries — OAKWOOD VILLAGE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at National DCP in OAKWOOD VILLAGE, OHIO
Employer National DCP Report ID 20191212991
Address 23659 Broadway Ave City, State ZIP OAKWOOD VILLAGE, OHIO 44146
Event Date December 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Elbow(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Pallet jack-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection # 1453189
GPS Coordinates 41.36000, -81.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to pull a dry skid off a trailer and onto a rail gate (a moving platform that freight is loaded onto) with a pump jack. The rail gate was slippery from the previous day's snow. He got onto the platform of the rail gate and turned the handle of the pump jack to stop its movement, but the pump jack kept sliding toward him. As he tried to get out of the way, he fell approximately 4 to 5 feet to the ground. He suffered a cut over the left eye, bruised ribs, and a crushed left elbow.

Incident Summary

On December 18, 2019, a worker at National DCP in OAKWOOD VILLAGE, OHIO suffered crushing injuries to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified 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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