Royal Foods Company, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - PELL CITY, Alabama
| Employer | Royal Foods Company, Inc. |
| Address | 1620 19th Street |
| City, State ZIP | PELL CITY, Alabama 35128 |
| Report ID | 2020032589 |
| Event Date | March 19, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.57130, -86.27735 |
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Incident Narrative
After completing maintenance repairs above a finished product freezer, an employee was climbing down a self-supporting ladder to clean up the work area. The ladder shifted forward and caused the employee to lose balance and lean back against a wall. The shift in weight then caused the ladder to shift even further forward, away from the employee, and the employee fell an estimated 6 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee braced for the fall by reaching out his left arm and landed on his elbow. The elbow was fractured.
Incident Summary
On March 19, 2020, a worker at Royal Foods Company, Inc. in PELL CITY, Alabama suffered fractures to the elbow(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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