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DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc

Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ROCKLAND, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc in ROCKLAND, MAINE
Employer DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc Report ID 2020088247
Address 19 Lime Street City, State ZIP ROCKLAND, MAINE 04841
Event Date August 31, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 541711 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.10000, -69.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just stepped off a step ladder onto the floor when he caught his foot in a grated section of the floor and fell. He suffered an ankle injury and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2020, a worker at DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc in ROCKLAND, MAINE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c., with floor irregularity identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 77 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. injuries.

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