Fractures

Name: Fractures at K&W Materials and Recycling, LLC
Start: 12/18/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210893 · 12/18/2021 · K&W Materials and Recycling, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Conveyors-belt
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: K&W Materials and Recycling, LLC
Location: 138 Palmer Ave., WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01089
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

During sort line operations, an employee stepped onto an operating conveyor belt, which caused them to fall approximately 14 feet to the floor below. The employee sustained fractures to both feet and an ankle.

Source

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