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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015097220 · 9/17/2015 · Permian Plastics

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
Permian Plastics
Location
1477 Hoff Industrial Drive, O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was injured on September 17, 2015, while retrieving a mold for setup of a plastic injection molding machine. The employee was retrieving a mold from a rack system approximately 8 feet tall. He climbed to the second shelf of the rack system (approximately 4-5 feet) off the floor. When attempting to descend the rack system he slipped and fell to the floor below. He landed on his buttocks and back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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