Matthews Industries, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - DECATUR, Alabama
| Employer | Matthews Industries, Inc. |
| Address | 23 2nd Street SW |
| City, State ZIP | DECATUR, Alabama 35601 |
| Report ID | 2020065783 |
| Event Date | June 22, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Step ladders |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333415 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.60043, -86.98763 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was climbing up a two-foot step ladder to unjam the head of a turret machine. The employee missed one of the steps, fell off the ladder, and landed on the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken collar bone and a subdermal hematoma.
Incident Summary
On June 22, 2020, a worker at Matthews Industries, Inc. in DECATUR, Alabama suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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