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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024076716 · 7/24/2024 · Packaging Corporation of America Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Source, secondary source unspecified
Secondary source
Existing opening, hole in constructed surface

Employer

Name
Packaging Corporation of America Inc.
Location
4585 Industrial Road, JACKSON, ALABAMA, 36545
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting with lubrication of machinery in a controlled area. The employee was looking up at a chain, stepped backward, and fell into the "broke hole" that rejected paper falls in to go to the broke conveyor. The employee fell 9 feet to the broke conveyor and was hospitalized for a fractured hip and separated shoulder.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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