SAFEWAY PACKAGING INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - NEW BREMEN, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SAFEWAY PACKAGING INC. in NEW BREMEN, Ohio
Employer SAFEWAY PACKAGING INC.
Address 300 WHITE MOUNTAIN DR.
City, State ZIP NEW BREMEN, Ohio 45869
Report ID 2022031931
Event Date March 2, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Conveyors-live roller
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322211
Inspection # 1583764
GPS Coordinates 40.43254, -84.39346

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a conveyor's rollers watching a maintenance team work on a machine. The employee fell while trying to step down, landing on the concrete work surface and suffering a broken tibia and fibula in one leg.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2022, a worker at SAFEWAY PACKAGING INC. in NEW BREMEN, Ohio suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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