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Smeal Fire Apparatus Company

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — SNYDER, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Smeal Fire Apparatus Company in SNYDER, NEBRASKA
Employer Smeal Fire Apparatus Company Report ID 2023043263
Address 610 West 4th Street City, State ZIP SNYDER, NEBRASKA 68664
Event Date April 12, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.70000, -96.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking through a work cell to get to another location while carrying an object with several unattached, small pieces placed on top. Some of the pieces fell from the pile. The employee slipped on a piece and fell, resulting in a right hip fracture.

Incident Summary

On April 12, 2023, a worker at Smeal Fire Apparatus Company in SNYDER, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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