Rice Packaging, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rice Packaging, Inc. in ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT
Employer Rice Packaging, Inc. Report ID 2021021208
Address 356 Somers Road City, State ZIP ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06029
Event Date February 9, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Industry (NAICS) 322212 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.92000, -72.45000

Incident Narrative

A machine operator was walking around a machine to do a quality check of finished product. He turned a corner, stepped on a broom, and fell onto a chair sustaining a cracked rib.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2021, a worker at Rice Packaging, Inc. in ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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