Dawes Aerial Lifts LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dawes Aerial Lifts LLC in KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN
Employer Dawes Aerial Lifts LLC Report ID 2022021136
Address 750 Eastline Road City, State ZIP KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN 54130
Event Date February 7, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1578222
GPS Coordinates 44.27000, -88.27000

Incident Narrative

On February 7, 2022, an employee fell 52.2 inches off the top of a vehicle engine to the concrete floor while repairing a rough terrain forklift. The engine cover had been removed and the employee was standing on the top of the engine to reach and remove a pin from a lift boom cylinder. The employee suffered a fractured left hip that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On February 7, 2022, a worker at Dawes Aerial Lifts LLC in KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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