Auer Steel & Heating Supply Company - Madison HVAC Distributor

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — MIDDLETON, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Auer Steel & Heating Supply Company - Madison HVAC Distributor in MIDDLETON, Wisconsin
Employer Auer Steel & Heating Supply Company - Madison HVAC Distributor
Address 3776 North Point Rd.
City, State ZIP MIDDLETON, Wisconsin 53562
Report ID 2025032816
Event Date March 26, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Trucks unspecified
Secondary Source Shoes, socks, footwear
Industry (NAICS) 423730
GPS Coordinates 43.06143, -89.54302

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Incident Narrative

A delivery driver was delivering parts at a client site. He fell getting out of the truck cab approximately 5 feet to the concrete ground and broke his femur.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2025, a worker at Auer Steel & Heating Supply Company - Madison HVAC Distributor in MIDDLETON, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trucks unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 586 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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