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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020032473 · 3/16/2020 · Nordson Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Nordson Corporation
Location
444 Gordon Ave., AMHERST, OHIO, 44001
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 4-foot mobile staircase to retrieve a part from an inventory rack. The employee missed the bottom step while descending the staircase and fell to the ground, fracturing a hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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