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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019077403 · 7/19/2019 · Builders FirstSource, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Builders FirstSource, LLC
Location
4173 Old Springfield Rd, VANDALIA, OHIO, 45377
NAICS
444190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was going to hammer protruding nails into a wall in preparation to take down shelving. The nails were more than 10 feet above the ground. The employee was standing on a wooden pallet which was raised on the forks of a forklift when the pallet failed. The employee lost balance and fell more than 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a broken left ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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