Alter Trading Corporation
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
| Employer | Alter Trading Corporation |
| Address | 4500 WEST BETHANY ROAD |
| City, State ZIP | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas 72117 |
| Report ID | 2021075874 |
| Event Date | July 17, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Manlifts |
| Secondary Source | Scrap metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 |
| Inspection # | 1542980 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.77425, -92.20490 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a manlift to reach a platform and remove material from the infeed conveyor. As he stepped out of the manlift onto the platform he fell about 8 feet and landed on a pile of shredded metals. The employee suffered a C-5 vertebra fracture and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 17, 2021, a worker at Alter Trading Corporation in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with manlifts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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