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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016043255 · 4/19/2016 · Nestle Waters

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Nestle Waters
Location
405 Nestle Way, BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18031
NAICS
312112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was taking plastic bottles from a conveyor and placing them on a pallet. While walking between the stretch wrapping machine and the conveyor, the employee tripped over the stretch wrapping machine and fell to the ground, fracturing the lower back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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