Crystal Clean
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
| Employer | Crystal Clean |
| Address | 1900 145th Street |
| City, State ZIP | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas 72206 |
| Report ID | 2022021804 |
| Event Date | February 25, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.61000, -92.25000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to close a foldable, approximately 16-inch wide dock plate mounted to the lift gate of a box truck. He took a step forward with his right foot and his right leg fell through a 3- to 4-inch gap between the warehouse dock and the lift gate, resulting in an impact injury to his abdominal area.
Incident Summary
On February 25, 2022, a worker at Crystal Clean in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates 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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