Hetzel-Sanfilippo, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BELOIT, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Hetzel-Sanfilippo, Inc. | Report ID | 2016064950 |
| Address | 3300 Millington Rd | City, State ZIP | BELOIT, WISCONSIN 53511 |
| Event Date | June 5, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Movable ladders, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.54000, -88.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 6/5/16, at approximately 12:15 p.m., an employee was climbing onto a mobile scaffold to install drywall mud. The employee was ascending an add-on scaffold ladder designed for safe scaffold access when his foot was caught on the second rung. He then fell less than 4 feet, fracturing three vertebrae in his neck.
Incident Summary
On June 5, 2016, a worker at Hetzel-Sanfilippo, Inc. in BELOIT, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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