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Young Electric, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — ANDOVER, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Young Electric, Inc. in ANDOVER, KANSAS
Employer Young Electric, Inc. Report ID 2023109770
Address Sherwin Williams Plant 630 E 13th St. City, State ZIP ANDOVER, KANSAS 67002
Event Date October 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 335313 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.71000, -97.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee had stepped into a company van to retrieve hardware/parts. As he was stepping backward out of the rear of the van, his pant leg snagged on the trailer hitch under the bumper. The employee fell backward out of the van, landing on his left hand and arm and sustaining fractures to the left distal radius and ulnar styloid.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2023, a worker at Young Electric, Inc. in ANDOVER, KANSAS suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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