Country Visions Cooperative
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels — RIPON, Wisconsin
| Employer | Country Visions Cooperative |
| Address | W13134 County Road KK |
| City, State ZIP | RIPON, Wisconsin 54971 |
| Report ID | 2025055023 |
| Event Date | May 28, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels |
| Body Part | Multiple internal chest locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Trucks unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin |
| Industry (NAICS) | 813990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.80000, -88.81000 |
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Incident Narrative
On May 28, 2025, an employee was working to fill a farmer's converted grain truck that had a liquid tank on the bed of the truck. The employee was getting up on the back on the truck and reached for the handle of a door. The door was not secured and the employee fell backward about 4 feet to the ground. He sustained a punctured lung and five broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On May 28, 2025, a worker at Country Visions Cooperative in RIPON, Wisconsin suffered closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels to the multiple internal chest locations. 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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