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Paccar Engine Company

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Paccar Engine Company in COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Paccar Engine Company Report ID 2024087499
Address 1000 Paccar Drive City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI 39701
Event Date August 15, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and soft tissue injuries Body Part Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Vehicle and machine platforms, surfaces
Secondary Source Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 333618 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.39000, -88.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee had removed a platform grate to expose the equipment below and replace a broken shaft. The employee slipped and fell backward through the open grate, falling approximately 12 feet to the floor. They sustained fractures to their skull, T1 vertebra, right shoulder, and rib, as well as a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2024, a worker at Paccar Engine Company in COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with vehicle and machine platforms, surfaces identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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