Port Erie Plastics, Inc.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — HARBORCREEK, PENNSYLVANIA

Employer	Port Erie Plastics, Inc.	Report ID	2020065430
Address	909 Troupe Road	City, State ZIP	HARBORCREEK, PENNSYLVANIA 16421
Event Date	June 10, 2020	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Thigh(s)
Event Type	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Source of Injury	Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source	Plastic wrap
Industry (NAICS)	326122	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	42.17000, -79.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hand wrapping a skid to repair a section that was torn. The employee was walking counter-clockwise around the skid when the wrapping broke and he lost balance. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right femur.

Incident Summary

On June 10, 2020, a worker at Port Erie Plastics, Inc. in HARBORCREEK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,479 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level, n.e.c. injuries.

See all reports for Port Erie Plastics, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall on same level, n.e.c. events:

Date	Employer	Location	Nature	Outcome
Nov 22, 2019	American Airlines	DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS	Fractures	Hosp.
Aug 19, 2022	Greif Packaging	MASSILLON, OHIO	Fractures	Hosp.
Jul 26, 2017	Park View Medical Center	PUEBLO, COLORADO	Fractures	Hosp.
Apr 14, 2016	Epic Personnel Partners LLC	DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA	Fractures	Hosp.
Oct 15, 2017	TJX Companies, Inc.	DALLAS, TEXAS	Fractures	Hosp.
Feb 25, 2020	Penske Logistics, LLC	NEWBURGH, NEW YORK	Intracranial injuries, unspecified	Hosp.
Feb 16, 2023	Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.	EDGEWATER, FLORIDA	Fractures	Hosp.
Feb 25, 2019	Giant Foods LLC	HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Hosp.

Browse All Injury Reports