Paccar Engine Company
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet - Fractures and soft tissue injuries - COLUMBUS, Mississippi
| Employer | Paccar Engine Company |
| Address | 1000 Paccar Drive |
| City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, Mississippi 39701 |
| Report ID | 2024087499 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.39000, -88.50000 |
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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
OSHA has recorded 671 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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