Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — SANDUSKY, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc. in SANDUSKY, Ohio
Employer Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc.
Address 1110 Edgewater Ave.
City, State ZIP SANDUSKY, Ohio 44870
Report ID 2025054958
Event Date May 27, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Other semi, tractor-trailer
Secondary Source Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484122
GPS Coordinates 41.44411, -82.75150

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Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering a load of pipes to a customer. He was on the flatbed of the truck and climbed onto a bundle of pipe to cut the straps off. He then handed the pipes to people on the ground who were stacking the pipes. He went to step onto the next pile of pipe and lost his balance. He fell forward off the truck, flipped over in the air, and landed on his back on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his C6, C7, and T1 vertebrae. He also sustained a fractured sternum and required 14 staples on the back of his head.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2025, a worker at Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc. in SANDUSKY, Ohio suffered fractures to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with other semi, tractor-trailer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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