Schuetz Container Systems

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — PERRYSBURG, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Schuetz Container Systems in PERRYSBURG, OHIO
Employer Schuetz Container Systems Report ID 2024021247
Address 2105 South Wilkinson Way City, State ZIP PERRYSBURG, OHIO 43551
Event Date February 9, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.52000, -83.65000

Incident Narrative

On February 9, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., an employee was assisting a forklift operator in moving a regrind silo bin. The regrind silo bin was sitting on a stand and measured approximately 7 feet tall. The employee and operator were utilizing lifting straps around the equipment and on the forks of the forklift to move the bin when it tipped and fell onto the employee's right foot and ankle. The employee suffered a talar neck fracture in their ankle that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2024, a worker at Schuetz Container Systems in PERRYSBURG, OHIO suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with tanks, bins, vats except confined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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