Huebsch Laundry Company

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Huebsch Laundry Company in EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
Employer Huebsch Laundry Company Report ID 2018066370
Address 3605 White Avenue City, State ZIP EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703
Event Date June 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 812332 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.86000, -91.46000

Incident Narrative

On June 26, 2018, an employee was maintaining overhead ductwork and ceiling tiles. The employee fell from an 8-foot stepladder to the tile floor, suffering two broken wrists, broken ribs, brain bleeding, cracked vertebrae in the neck, and a broken shoulder.

Incident Summary

On June 26, 2018, a worker at Huebsch Laundry Company in EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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