Aurora Organic Dairy Corporation
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO
| Employer | Aurora Organic Dairy Corporation | Report ID | 2017065393 |
| Address | 6788 State Highway 66, Processing Plant | City, State ZIP | PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO 80651 |
| Event Date | June 13, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 112120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.20000, -104.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was climbing an 8-foot ladder at the gallon milk filling machine to take a quality sample when the ladder shifted. The employee fell and her leg was caught between two rungs of the ladder, causing her to swing downward and hit her head on the floor. She suffered a head contusion, a laceration above the right eye, right wrist and elbow contusions, a broken ankle, and a broken toe on the left foot.
Incident Summary
On June 13, 2017, a worker at Aurora Organic Dairy Corporation in PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO suffered fractures to the foot (feet) and 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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