OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221446933

AGRI STAR MEAT AND POULTRY LLC

POSTVILLE, IA· 2022-02-28T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Lost Balance, Order-picker, Pallet, Picking an order, Rib
NAICS: 311612
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345824858
Employer profile: AGRI STAR MEAT AND POULTRY LLC
Summary number: 221446933
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee falls from order picker and fractures ribs, breaks

Investigation abstract

At 8:40 p.m. on February 28, 2033, an employee was using a Raymond order picker (Model:560-OPC30TT) to pick a box off a pallet in D level. The employee was not wearing a harness. The employee was elevated and obtained the box, but lost his balance and fell approximately 17.5 feet from the order picker platform to the ground level. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right ankle and foot bone, fractured ribs, and burst fractures in ribs.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Event type
5

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