Farm & Fleet of Rice Lake, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — ONALASKA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Farm & Fleet of Rice Lake, Inc. in ONALASKA, WISCONSIN
Employer Farm & Fleet of Rice Lake, Inc. Report ID 20161211321
Address 9438 State Road 16 City, State ZIP ONALASKA, WISCONSIN 54650
Event Date December 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 452910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.87000, -91.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee on a ladder was reaching to remove some clothes from the back of a rack while holding on to a horizontal pipe (used to hang clothes) near the front of the rack. The horizontal pipe disengaged from the rack uprights and fell, causing the employee to lose her balance and fall to the ground. She fractured her left ankle.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2016, a worker at Farm & Fleet of Rice Lake, Inc. in ONALASKA, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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