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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021208 · 2/7/2017 · Alan Wire Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Shelves, shelving

Employer

Name
Alan Wire Company
Location
1500 W. Malone Street, SIKESTON, MISSOURI, 63801
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were standing on a shelving unit when the support beam was knocked out beneath them. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete below, breaking his left wrist and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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