Farm & Fleet of Rice Lake, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — 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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