ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - RIPLEY, Mississippi
| Employer | ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES LLC |
| Address | 15900 HIGHWAY 15 NORTH |
| City, State ZIP | RIPLEY, Mississippi 38663 |
| Report ID | 2024021347 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337122 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.78000, -88.92000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a trailer onto a dock when they stepped and fell into the space between the trailer and the dock. The employee sustained a lower right leg fracture.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2024, a worker at ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES LLC in RIPLEY, Mississippi suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 660 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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