United Materials of Great Falls, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - GREAT FALLS, Montana
| Employer | United Materials of Great Falls, Inc. |
| Address | 2100 9th Avenue North |
| City, State ZIP | GREAT FALLS, Montana 59403 |
| Report ID | 2021098282 |
| Event Date | September 25, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Street, road, driveway-unpaved |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.51484, -111.27093 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on the driver-side front tire of a semi truck washing the windshield. He slipped off the tire and fell. He landed on the gravel road and his head hit the step of the truck. He suffered a broken lower-back vertebra and a head laceration that required stitches.
Incident Summary
On September 25, 2021, a worker at United Materials of Great Falls, Inc. in GREAT FALLS, Montana suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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