Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated | Report ID | 2021109290 |
| Address | 1507 River Road | City, State ZIP | MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA 17547 |
| Event Date | October 28, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Secondary Source | Strapping | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327420 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.05000, -76.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on top of a wooden skid, bending over and pulling up on plastic straps wrapped around a bundle of cardboard (so that a forklift could slide its forks under the bundle. The straps snapped and the employee fell backward onto the concrete floor. He suffered a compression fracture to a lower-back vertebra.
Incident Summary
On October 28, 2021, a worker at Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated in MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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