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The ACME Corrugated Box Company

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The ACME Corrugated Box Company in HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer The ACME Corrugated Box Company Report ID 2021098077
Address 2700 Turnpike Dr. City, State ZIP HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA 19040
Event Date September 20, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # 1553997
GPS Coordinates 40.16000, -75.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking on a walkway over a conveyor system. He fell from the platform onto the conveyor and suffered a broken fibula.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2021, a worker at The ACME Corrugated Box Company in HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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