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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024087906 · 8/26/2024 · Balchem Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level n.e.c.
Source
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
Secondary source
Pallet jack riding

Employer

Name
Balchem Corporation
Location
231 Rock Industrial Drive, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, 63044
NAICS
311930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a walkie pallet jack from a pallet in the freezer. As he was dislodging the pallet jack forks that were stuck under the wood pallet, he lost his footing and was spun around landing on the concrete floor underneath the racking. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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