The Toro Company
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — TOMAH, WISCONSIN
| Employer | The Toro Company | Report ID | 2023042968 |
| Address | 200 Sime Avenue | City, State ZIP | TOMAH, WISCONSIN 54660 |
| Event Date | April 4, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333112 | Inspection # | 1662333 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.98000, -90.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was taking inventory while on an order picker elevated at approximately 16 feet when they fell to the warehouse floor. The employee sustained a head laceration, liver laceration, and fractures to the pelvis, wrist, and femur.
Incident Summary
On April 4, 2023, a worker at The Toro Company in TOMAH, WISCONSIN suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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