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Evergreen Plastics, Inc.

Collapse, engulfment n.e.c. — Fractures — CLYDE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Evergreen Plastics, Inc. in CLYDE, OHIO
Employer Evergreen Plastics, Inc. Report ID 2024076463
Address 202 Watertower Drive City, State ZIP CLYDE, OHIO 43410
Event Date July 16, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple leg locations unspecified
Event Type Collapse, engulfment n.e.c. Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 332710 Inspection # 1763644
GPS Coordinates 41.30000, -82.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stacking bales of plastic bottles weighing about 500 pounds. After stacking two bales, he moved his forklift back and got off it to pick up some metal strapping that was under a third bale. When he picked the strapping up, the two stacked bales tumbled down. They knocked the employee to the ground and then landed on his legs. He suffered a compound fracture to the left leg and a broken right lower leg.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2024, a worker at Evergreen Plastics, Inc. in CLYDE, OHIO suffered fractures to the multiple leg locations unspecified. The incident was classified as collapse, engulfment n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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