Genpak, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - CARTHAGE, Texas
| Employer | Genpak, LLC |
| Address | 505 E. Cotton Street |
| City, State ZIP | CARTHAGE, Texas 75633 |
| Report ID | 2022032149 |
| Event Date | March 9, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Ladders, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.15404, -94.33258 |
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Incident Narrative
The regrind system malfunctioned, due to clogged resin. An employee went to the blend room to assess the issue. Once resin was flowing again, the employee was exiting the platform using a ladder and, having residual resin dust on gloves, his hand slipped off the ladder causing him to lose his footing and fall to floor. The employee suffered a knee fracture.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2022, a worker at Genpak, LLC in CARTHAGE, Texas suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.
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