Primex Plastics Corporation
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Primex Plastics Corporation | Report ID | 2020043012 |
| Address | 61 River Drive | City, State ZIP | GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07026 |
| Event Date | April 2, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325991 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.86000, -74.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on a pallet that a forklift operator had lifted approximately 10 feet in the air to remove an exhaust pipe. The employee fell from the pallet while attempting to remove the exhaust pipe and struck his left wrist on a water pipe as he fell to the floor. He suffered a severe fracture of his left wrist resulting in hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On April 2, 2020, a worker at Primex Plastics Corporation in GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered 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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