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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Report ID 2020065442
Address 2921 West Reach Road City, State ZIP WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 17701
Event Date June 11, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Conveyors-gravity and nonpowered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.22000, -77.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing at the box making machine's manual conveyor. The employee's foot got caught on the fixed leg of the conveyor. The employee's knee then buckled and she fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right patella and a fractured left humerus.

Incident Summary

On June 11, 2020, a worker at West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. in WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with conveyors-gravity and nonpowered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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