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Baxter

Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet — Concussions — WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Baxter in WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI
Employer Baxter Report ID 2024032346
Address 13607 Point Maple Drive City, State ZIP WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI 63390
Event Date March 15, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet Source of Injury Straight trucks, box trucks
Secondary Source Non-riding pallet jack
Industry (NAICS) 325412 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.80000, -91.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a manual pallet jack to pull a pallet of cardboard boxes off a delivery truck and onto the liftgate platform when the pallet started to descend toward the liftgate. Their foot got caught under the pallet jack wheel between the pallet and the liftgate, and moving out of the way of the descending pallet caused their foot to slip out of their shoe. They then fell and hit their head and face on the concrete sidewalk, resulting in contusions to the face and arms, a jaw fracture, and a concussion.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2024, a worker at Baxter in WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with straight trucks, box trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 33 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet injuries.

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Oct 11, 2024 John Boos and Co. EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS Fractures Hosp.

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