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Douglas Products

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — LIBERTY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Douglas Products in LIBERTY, MISSOURI
Employer Douglas Products Report ID 20201110394
Address 1550 E. Old 210 Highway City, State ZIP LIBERTY, MISSOURI 64068
Event Date November 2, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 325320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.23000, -94.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was kneeling on the floor to remove a castor off of the bottom of the 2.5 gallon capping machine. The machine was sitting on a pallet about to be picked up by a forklift. As the forklift lifted the machine, the machine tilted over and fell onto the employee. The employee sustained a broken ankle, a broken foot, and a fractured vertebra.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2020, a worker at Douglas Products in LIBERTY, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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