CHS Sunprairie

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BOWBELLS, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CHS Sunprairie in BOWBELLS, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer CHS Sunprairie Report ID 2015042258
Address 101 Railway Street East City, State ZIP BOWBELLS, NORTH DAKOTA 58721
Event Date April 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 493130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 48.80000, -102.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve material from the second level by standing on a vertically placed pallet. The pallet shifted causing the employee to fall and break a hip.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2015, a worker at CHS Sunprairie in BOWBELLS, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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