# Bruises, contusions at Sloan Implement Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043487` · 4/16/2020 · MONROE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sloan Implement Company Inc.
- **Location:** W5511 County Hwy DR, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost his balance while securing lawn mowers on a flatbed trailer. He grabbed one of the lawn mower hoods to prevent himself from falling. The hood flipped up and the employee fell 3 to 6 feet onto his back. He suffered bruising to his back and knees and was hospitalized.

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