Fractures

Name: Fractures at CHI OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.
Start: 10/26/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021109231 · 10/26/2021 · CHI OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Trailers
Secondary source: Strapping

Employer

Name: CHI OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.
Location: D&D Overhead Door Co. Inc., HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
NAICS: 332321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading garage door sections inside a trailer. As he pulled one garage door section using a plastic banding strap, the strap broke and he fell out of the trailer to the ground approximately 6 feet to 6.5 feet below, resulting in a fractured left ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown