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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021054025 · 5/17/2021 · Performance Pallet Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Performance Pallet Corp.
Location
112 N Mainline Drive, SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN, 54165
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing quality control on an 8-foot stack of pallets while standing on a 4-foot ladder. The employee was using an air hose to blow dust off of the pallets. The air hose was wrapped around the ladder. When the employee tugged on the air hose, they fell off the ladder onto the ground and fractured their forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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