Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, Ohio
Employer Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, Inc.
Address 18 North Bechtle Avenue
City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, Ohio 45504
Report ID 2020032909
Event Date March 31, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333298
GPS Coordinates 39.96358, -83.82063

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a rolling safety ladder/platform, testing a machine that had been assembled. He fell to the floor, hitting his head, breaking his jaw on the left side, and suffering broken fingers on his left hand.

Incident Summary

On March 31, 2020, a worker at Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, Ohio suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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