Fractures

Name: Fractures at Balchem Corporation
Start: 8/26/2024

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
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown