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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021478 · 2/19/2021 · Dairy Farmers of America

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name
Dairy Farmers of America
Location
1325 WEST OXFORD AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80110
NAICS
311511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 2/19/2021, an employee was near the top of an extension ladder attempting to "blow out" a clogged milk line. There was ice on the floor where the ladder was standing. The ladder slipped on the ice, and the employee fell onto products/equipment, a concrete barrier pole, and the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left tibia, nose, left side ribs, and knee cap.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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