OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221398399

INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

WILKES BARRE, PA· 2021-10-01T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Broken Bone, Concussion, Contusion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Nose, Platform, Raised platform, Slip, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Work Surface, Wrist
NAICS: 332618
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345561567
Employer profile: INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Summary number: 221398399
Report ID: 0317700

Event description

Employee sustains concussion in slip and fall from unguarded

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee working as a Supervisor for a wire manufacturer was adjusting a ram on a filter press by pulling on a press plate with a hook. The hook slipped causing the employee to slip and fall from a six foot high elevated platform. The platform had a two foot opening with no guardrail. As the supervisor fell, he struck the staircase before hitting the concrete floor. The employee broke both wrists, broke his nose, and sustained a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 54 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
633

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