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Flowers Baking Company of Birmingham, LLC

Other fall to lower level unspecified — Fractures — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Flowers Baking Company of Birmingham, LLC in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Flowers Baking Company of Birmingham, LLC Report ID 2024021074
Address 900 16th Street North City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
Event Date February 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.52000, -86.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a 6-foot A-frame ladder to access a gate valve in a flour blower/compressor room. The ladder became unstable and the employee fell from the top rung, suffering a broken ankle.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2024, a worker at Flowers Baking Company of Birmingham, LLC in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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