Cher-Make Sausage Company
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures - MANITOWOC, Wisconsin
| Employer | Cher-Make Sausage Company |
| Address | 2915 Calumet Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | MANITOWOC, Wisconsin 54220 |
| Report ID | 2021031982 |
| Event Date | March 5, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| Source of Injury | Extension ladders |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 |
| Inspection # | 1519713 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.08644, -87.68377 |
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Incident Narrative
On March 5, 2021, an employee was engaged in the task of adding backstops to the highest shelf of a storage racking system in the pre-blend department. The employee used an extension ladder to access the highest shelf. The employee attempted to step from the ladder onto the shelf when the bottom of the ladder slid out due to a slippery floor. The employee fell approximately 20 feet to the concrete floor and suffered fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 5, 2021, a worker at Cher-Make Sausage Company in MANITOWOC, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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