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Western Sugar Cooperative

Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. — Fractures — SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Western Sugar Cooperative in SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska
Employer Western Sugar Cooperative
Address 2100 East Overland
City, State ZIP SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska 69361
Report ID 2023010650
Event Date January 20, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311313
GPS Coordinates 41.85952, -103.63616

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Incident Narrative

An employee was taking a sugar sample to the lab. As he was walking down the stairs, he slipped on the second to last stair and fell backward. The employee's ankle was wedged into the stairs, resulting in a fracture of the left distal fibula at the lateral malleolus.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2023, a worker at Western Sugar Cooperative in SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c., with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 77 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. injuries.

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