Schulz Transport Markesan LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - MARKESAN, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Schulz Transport Markesan LLC in MARKESAN, Wisconsin
Employer Schulz Transport Markesan LLC
Address Del Monte Foods, 425 E. John Street
City, State ZIP MARKESAN, Wisconsin 53946
Report ID 2017099012
Event Date September 20, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 484122
GPS Coordinates 43.70000, -88.98000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to manually unlatch a beam on a trailer to unload it when he fell and landed on the ground, fracturing his L3 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2017, a worker at Schulz Transport Markesan LLC in MARKESAN, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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