Kleeberg Sheet Metal Inc

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kleeberg Sheet Metal Inc in LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Kleeberg Sheet Metal Inc Report ID 2025021124
Address 65 Westover Road City, State ZIP LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS 01056
Event Date February 4, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow, hail
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.19000, -72.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the parking lot spotting for a driver that was hooking up a trailer. The employee slipped on ice and fell to the asphalt, resulting in torn ligaments in his knee that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2025, a worker at Kleeberg Sheet Metal Inc in LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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