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Sargento Foods Inc

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HILBERT, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sargento Foods Inc in HILBERT, WISCONSIN
Employer Sargento Foods Inc Report ID 2016098411
Address 460 S 8th St. City, State ZIP HILBERT, WISCONSIN 54129
Event Date September 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # 1178584
GPS Coordinates 44.13000, -88.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee accessed the facility roof to conduct preventive maintenance inspections on exhaust fans. He went to ascend a fixed ladder to access a lower portion of the roof. He was standing on the second or third rung when the ladder extension on the top of the ladder failed and he fell approximately 12 feet to the roof level below. He was hospitalized for back and leg pain.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2016, a worker at Sargento Foods Inc in HILBERT, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 59 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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