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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015053262 · 5/28/2015 · Koch Foods of Alabama LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Guardrails, road dividers
Secondary source
Rain

Employer

Name
Koch Foods of Alabama LLC
Location
149 Tyson Road, HOPE HULL, ALABAMA, 36043
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 28, 2015, a truck driver entered the scale platform from the opposite direction of its designed use. The scale platform was designed with a walking surface on the driver's side and a guardrail on the passenger side. The driver exited his truck and stepped onto the top rail of the guardrail system. It was raining at the time. The driver slipped and fell to the ground. The driver experience a compound fracture to his left arm. The driver was taken to the hospital, treated, and released the day of the accident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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