Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Wenger Feeds, Inc.
Start: 8/17/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087707 · 8/17/2016 · Wenger Feeds, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name: Wenger Feeds, Inc.
Location: 6829 PA Route 405, MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17756
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a mixer when he noticed the overhead bin was blocked. He climbed a ladder to attempt to loosen up the blockage but fell backwards off the second rung, severely injuring his ankle and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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