Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Berry Global
Start: 10/22/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109845 · 10/22/2024 · Berry Global

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: Berry Global
Location: 6250 N. Interstate 35, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
NAICS: 326111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stepping down from a two-step ladder when the ladder slipped out from underneath them. The employee fell and landed on a sidekick trailer jack, resulting in four fractured ribs, including two ribs with multiple breaks, and a pulmonary contusion.

Source

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