Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — MARINETTE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waupaca Foundry, Inc. in MARINETTE, WISCONSIN
Employer Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Report ID 2016032201
Address 805 Ogden Street City, State ZIP MARINETTE, WISCONSIN 54143
Event Date March 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 45.08000, -87.59000

Incident Narrative

On March 13, 2016, an employee was putting a belt (48" wide by 17' long) on the screener. The employee was on a ladder three rungs up. When he attempted to pull on the belt, the ladder went out from underneath him and he fell to the floor. He suffered a compression fracture to his lumbar vertebra.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2016, a worker at Waupaca Foundry, Inc. in MARINETTE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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