Rittal North America LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet - Multiple surface and flesh wounds - URBANA, Ohio
| Employer | Rittal North America LLC |
| Address | 1 Rittal Place |
| City, State ZIP | URBANA, Ohio 43078 |
| Report ID | 2024087593 |
| Event Date | August 18, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple surface and flesh wounds |
| Body Part | Other multiple ear(s), facial locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds, staging unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Hoses except machine |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332119 |
| Inspection # | 1771316 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.12000, -83.79000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing on a platform while cleaning a tank. The employee was moving a hose when the hose unlatched the safety gate and the employee fell 10 feet onto concrete. The employee sustained broken teeth and a laceration to the chin.
Incident Summary
On August 18, 2024, a worker at Rittal North America LLC in URBANA, Ohio suffered multiple surface and flesh wounds to the other multiple ear(s), facial locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with scaffolds, staging unspecified 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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