Clemens Food Group
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Clemens Food Group | Report ID | 2021010539 |
| Address | 2700 Clemens Rd. | City, State ZIP | HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 19440 |
| Event Date | January 20, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine and appliance parts, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.26000, -75.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on a ladder re-installing a shaft assembly and bolting it to a polisher machine. As the employee was retrieving the bolts from his pocket, the rigging point on the shaft failed and struck the ladder causing it to tip over. The employee fell backwards off the ladder onto the ground and the shaft assembly struck his right lower leg. The employee suffered an impact injury to their lower right leg and a back injury from the fall to the floor.
Incident Summary
On January 20, 2021, a worker at Clemens Food Group in HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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