SPX Cooling Tech, LLC

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — OLATHE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SPX Cooling Tech, LLC in OLATHE, KANSAS
Employer SPX Cooling Tech, LLC Report ID 2023076863
Address 1200 W. Marley Road City, State ZIP OLATHE, KANSAS 66061
Event Date July 29, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 333415 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.85000, -94.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric tugger and backing out when the tugger contacted a sorting table. The employee lost balance and fell backward. The tugger then pinned he employee's lower right shin against the table, resulting in a fracture.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2023, a worker at SPX Cooling Tech, LLC in OLATHE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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