Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sofidel America Corp., 25910 US 23, CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO 43113
on , Fractures and dislocations, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning under a rewinder machine. The employee backed out in a crouched position, began to stand up, and turned to get traction. The employee's left foot got caught under the outfeed discharge conveyor; they fell with their foot under the conveyor, landing on their face and suffering a laceration over the eye that required 7 stitches, as well as a left ankle dislocation and tibia-fibula fracture.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.