United Cooperative

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - BOSCOBEL, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at United Cooperative in BOSCOBEL, Wisconsin
Employer United Cooperative
Address 6250 Borden Road
City, State ZIP BOSCOBEL, Wisconsin 53805
Report ID 2022010102
Event Date January 6, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source of Injury Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 424510
Inspection # 1572844
GPS Coordinates 43.12577, -90.72905

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Incident Narrative

On January 6, 2022, two employees accessed the top of a series of rail cars to open the lids in preparation for loading the next day. Due to extremely cold and snowy conditions, the rail car lids were frozen shut. One of the employees fell approximately 14 feet to the frozen ground below, resulting in two broken ankles and hospitalization. Fall protection was not used at the time.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2022, a worker at United Cooperative in BOSCOBEL, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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