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Austin Industrial Services, LP

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — DECATUR, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Austin Industrial Services, LP in DECATUR, ILLINOIS
Employer Austin Industrial Services, LP Report ID 2023054762
Address ADM Co-Generation Plant, 4666 E Faries Parkway City, State ZIP DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62521
Event Date May 30, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple back regions
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.86000, -88.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a dust collector on a silo. As the injured employee handed paperwork to another employee standing on the platform, the injured employee lost their footing and fell 13.5 feet. They sustained a laceration to the back of the head, compression fractures to T-12, L-1 and possibly L-2 vertebrae as well as left ankle and thigh pain.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2023, a worker at Austin Industrial Services, LP in DECATUR, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the multiple back regions. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with ladders-fixed 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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