OSHA Injury Report: Kerry

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Troubleshooting a leaking filter

What happened

At approximately [REDACTED] one of the filters in the filter bank started leaking and spraying extract. The operator began troubleshooting the leak and attempted to tighten the lid on the leaking filter. He did this for about 10 minutes before asking 1st shift operators who had just arrived for help. The 1st operators advised he stop extraction and drain the filter bank. The operator returned stopped extraction drained filter bank and tighten leaking filter. Then he started extraction again and noticed a second filter was leaking. The employee went to troubleshoot the second leaking filter put a foot up on the filter bank platform slipped fell and landed on edge of platform on the left-side of his chest.

Injury or illness

fracture to ribs on left side of chest

Object or substance involved

Struck against edge of step platform to left chest rib cage

Summary line

fracture to ribs from slip trip fall

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.