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Weather Shield Mfg., Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MEDFORD, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Weather Shield Mfg., Inc. in MEDFORD, WISCONSIN
Employer Weather Shield Mfg., Inc. Report ID 2021054170
Address 642 South Whelen Avenue City, State ZIP MEDFORD, WISCONSIN 54451
Event Date May 21, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321911 Inspection # 1534403
GPS Coordinates 45.12000, -90.34000

Incident Narrative

At about 10:25 a.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee was moving stored pedestal fans from an overhead balcony onto an adjacent elevated forklift platform. As the employee stepped off the balcony and onto the forklift platform, the platform became unstable and tipped off the forks. The employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below, suffering a back/spine injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2021, a worker at Weather Shield Mfg., Inc. in MEDFORD, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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