Meadville Forging Company LP
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified - MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Meadville Forging Company LP |
| Address | 15309 Baldwin Street Extension |
| City, State ZIP | MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania 16335 |
| Report ID | 2024053947 |
| Event Date | May 6, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified |
| Body Part | Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332111 |
| Inspection # | 1749179 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.68000, -80.16000 |
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Incident Narrative
On May 6, 2024, an employee was checking to see if a trailer door was going to collide with a dock that was 4 feet high. The employee climbed down the dock using the trailer bumpers on the dock wall when they fell to the concrete below, resulting in a lower left leg and hip injury that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On May 6, 2024, a worker at Meadville Forging Company LP in MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.. 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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