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Moritz Materials Inc

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Moritz Materials Inc in MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO
Employer Moritz Materials Inc Report ID 20221210996
Address 8282 Middlebranch Ave NE City, State ZIP MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO 44652
Event Date December 19, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Windows, openings
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # 1641590
GPS Coordinates 40.90000, -81.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee pulled their truck into a self-loading bay to fill up with slag. He then went up to a second-level control room and used a metal rod to reach out of the window and line up the chute with the trailer hatch. The employee fell from the window and landed on the concrete floor approximately 12.5 feet below. He sustained injuries to the shoulder, ribs, and pelvis.

Incident Summary

On December 19, 2022, a worker at Moritz Materials Inc in MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet, with windows, openings identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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