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Quality Erectors & Sheeters, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — COTTAGE GROVE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quality Erectors & Sheeters, Inc. in COTTAGE GROVE, WISCONSIN
Employer Quality Erectors & Sheeters, Inc. Report ID 20211210980
Address 1500 Landmark Drive City, State ZIP COTTAGE GROVE, WISCONSIN 53527
Event Date December 22, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Ground, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1570354
GPS Coordinates 43.10000, -89.19000

Incident Narrative

On December 22, 2021, employees were using aerial lifts to install ceiling liner and panels. An employee was working from a raised aerial lift and leaned against the lift's door gate, then fell 8-10 feet to the dirt, gravel and snow-covered ground below. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their L2 and L4 vertebrae and lung lacerations. Fall protection was not attached at the time.

Incident Summary

On December 22, 2021, a worker at Quality Erectors & Sheeters, Inc. in COTTAGE GROVE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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