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Frontier Cooperative

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Fractures — LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Frontier Cooperative in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Employer Frontier Cooperative Report ID 2024053979
Address 2800 Lexington Avenue City, State ZIP LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68504
Event Date May 7, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back lumbar region
Event Type Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet Source of Injury Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary Source Other constructed surface
Industry (NAICS) 424510 Inspection # 1747385
GPS Coordinates 40.83000, -96.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder investigating a leak on the grain elevator spout. The ladder slipped out and he fell backward approximately four feet to the bin deck and sustained a fractured L2 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On May 7, 2024, a worker at Frontier Cooperative in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA suffered fractures to the back lumbar region. The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with portable ladders and stairs unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 50 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.

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