Fractures

Name: Fractures at Berry Global
Start: 3/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032335 · 3/14/2023 · Berry Global

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Berry Global
Location: 6250 N. Interstate 35, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot step ladder clearing a plastic jam in an overhead conveyor system. The employee lost balance and fell approximately 8-9 feet to the floor, resulting in a compound fracture of the left leg.

Source

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