Advanced Polymer Coatings
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — AVON, OHIO
| Employer | Advanced Polymer Coatings | Report ID | 2025077135 |
| Address | 951 Jaycox Rd. | City, State ZIP | AVON, OHIO 44011 |
| Event Date | July 22, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.47000, -81.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was transporting panels to a waste container using a powered industrial truck (PIT). The panels were stacked on the lifted forks of the truck. The employee stood on the panels to adjust them when they started to bow and the employee fell 6 feet to the ground, contacting the panel edges during the fall. The employee suffered lacerations to their left hand and both kneecaps, a collapsed right lung, and fractures to ribs 4 through 9 on the right side. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 22, 2025, a worker at Advanced Polymer Coatings in AVON, OHIO suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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