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Lowville Farmer's Co-Op Feed and Crop Center

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — LOWVILLE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lowville Farmer's Co-Op Feed and Crop Center in LOWVILLE, NEW YORK
Employer Lowville Farmer's Co-Op Feed and Crop Center Report ID 2022098312
Address 5512 Shady Avenue City, State ZIP LOWVILLE, NEW YORK 13367
Event Date September 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Ceilings
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.78000, -75.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking up the stairs to the third floor when she became lightheaded. She fell through a knee wall onto a drop ceiling and fell nine feet, six inches to the floor below. She sustained a fractured vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2022, a worker at Lowville Farmer's Co-Op Feed and Crop Center in LOWVILLE, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ceilings 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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