Mid-American Water & Plumbing, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Multiple types of open wounds - FORT RILEY, Kansas
| Employer | Mid-American Water & Plumbing, Inc. |
| Address | Parking Lot east of Bldg. 7424, Lay down yard |
| City, State ZIP | FORT RILEY, Kansas 66442 |
| Report ID | 2020098728 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple types of open wounds |
| Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.11000, -96.83000 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was part of a crew unloading a semi-trailer of a 6-foot stack of insulated pipe. After cutting one of the four steel bands, the employee stepped onto a nearby 4x4x4 crate in front of the trailer. The employee lost balance, fell and landed in between the tractor and the trailer. The employee injured their collar bone and scapula and sustained a cut on the head and a puncture wound on the back.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2020, a worker at Mid-American Water & Plumbing, Inc. in FORT RILEY, Kansas suffered multiple types of open wounds to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with boxes, crates, cartons 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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