Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Biddick, Inc.
Start: 7/26/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077575 · 7/26/2018 · Biddick, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Biddick, Inc.
Location: 11623 State Road 80, LIVINGSTON, WISCONSIN, 53554
NAICS: 424910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from a step ladder to repair a hole on a shipping container. While climbing down the 8-foot step ladder to retrieve a new battery for the grinder, the ladder and the employee fell to the ground below. The employee sustained a concussion and fracture of the spine.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown