Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Permian Plastics, 1477 Hoff Industrial Drive, O FALLON, MISSOURI 63366
on , Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was injured on September 17, 2015, while retrieving a mold for setup of a plastic injection molding machine. The employee was retrieving a mold from a rack system approximately 8 feet tall. He climbed to the second shelf of the rack system (approximately 4-5 feet) off the floor. When attempting to descend the rack system he slipped and fell to the floor below. He landed on his buttocks and back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedRacks-garment and other