Ford Storage and Moving Co

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - OMAHA, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Ford Storage and Moving Co in OMAHA, Nebraska
Employer Ford Storage and Moving Co
Address 12500 I St
City, State ZIP OMAHA, Nebraska 68137
Report ID 2022108897
Event Date October 10, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484230
GPS Coordinates 41.21560, -96.11316

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a ladder to load a railcar. While climbing down the ladder, the employee fell approximately 4 feet onto the floor of the railcar. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae in his lower back.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2022, a worker at Ford Storage and Moving Co in OMAHA, Nebraska suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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