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Rehrig Pacific Company

Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rehrig Pacific Company in WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Rehrig Pacific Company Report ID 2023109788
Address 32 Earth Conservancy Drive, Suite 103 City, State ZIP WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18706
Event Date October 24, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.20000, -75.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning off a pallet sorting machine. The employee jumped approximately two feet from the top of the pallet sorting machine to a lower platform. Upon landing, the employee's left ankle rolled, resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2023, a worker at Rehrig Pacific Company in WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other jump to lower level less than 6 feet, with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 80 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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