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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024098193 · 9/4/2024 · Ring Container Technologies Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
Ring Container Technologies Inc
Location
1 Ring Drive, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64503
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on top of a blender machine to perform preventative maintenance when he lost his balance and jumped off the machine, landing on his feet on the ground 4.5 feet below. The employee sustained a fracture to his L5 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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