Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

A.M. Castle & Co.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at A.M. Castle & Co. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer A.M. Castle & Co. Report ID 2020032372
Address 3800 Enterprise Drive City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
Event Date March 12, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.67000, -88.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on stored materials to take a measurement of materials on a storage rack. The employee slipped and fell backwards approximately 2 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a broken back and bruised legs and ankles.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2020, a worker at A.M. Castle & Co. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

See all reports for A.M. Castle & Co..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Mar 6, 2022 B&S Liquors, Inc. PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Dec 3, 2019 Red Thread Spaces, LLC MILFORD, CONNECTICUT Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Hosp.
Mar 19, 2023 Jeld-Wen Door Systems POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Oct 26, 2022 Pagoda Electrical, Inc. READING, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures and dislocations Hosp.
Aug 12, 2022 University of Rochester ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
Nov 2, 2018 Formosa Plastic Corporation POINT COMFORT, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
May 1, 2019 US Electrical Services, Inc. STOUGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Apr 30, 2022 The Kroger Co. CINCINNATI, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports