OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221450539
317729565 - PNW VEG CO LLC
SALEM, OR·
Event description
Worker suffers fractures in fall from elevated work platform
Investigation abstract
At 6:00 p.m. on November 12, 2021, an employee was working as a mechanic and repair technician for a firm that made frozen fruit, juice, and vegetables. He was standing on an elevated work platform, throwing down boxes to the ground level inside a building. He slipped and fell from an unstated height to the concrete below. He suffered several broken bones. The employer called emergency medical services right away. The employee was taken to the city hospital. He was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 864
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