Kosei St. Mary's Corporation

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — SAINT MARYS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kosei St. Mary's Corporation in SAINT MARYS, OHIO
Employer Kosei St. Mary's Corporation Report ID 2023054816
Address 1100 McKinley Road City, State ZIP SAINT MARYS, OHIO 45885
Event Date May 31, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Walls
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331316 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.55000, -84.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was outside taking a break on a retaining wall by an argon gas tank. Upon standing up, the employee became dizzy and fell 4 feet, 3 inches off the retaining wall onto the concrete. They sustained a right clavicle contusion and fractures to ribs 3-8 and 10. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2023, a worker at Kosei St. Mary's Corporation in SAINT MARYS, OHIO suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with walls identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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