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Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. in HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio
Employer Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Address 5820 Executive Blvd.
City, State ZIP HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio 45424
Report ID 2023021459
Event Date February 15, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424430
GPS Coordinates 39.87094, -84.13207

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Incident Narrative

An employee was gathering products for an order in the back of a truck while the lift gate was down. The employee fell approximately 5 feet onto the ground, resulting in nine rib fractures, a collarbone fracture, a lung puncture, and a bulging vertebral disc in the back.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2023, a worker at Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. in HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified 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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