Utz Quality Foods
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Utz Quality Foods | Report ID | 2023098392 |
| Address | 18340 Highland Rd, Suite A102 | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809 |
| Event Date | September 11, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311919 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.35000, -91.02000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee slipped on the bottom step while getting out of a truck and fell on the top rail of a fence located next to the truck bay. The employee landed on his left side/torso. He sustained broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
Incident Summary
On September 11, 2023, a worker at Utz Quality Foods in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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