Fractures

Name: Fractures at Land O'Lakes
Start: 9/22/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021098159 · 9/22/2021 · Land O'Lakes

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Catwalks
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Land O'Lakes
Location: 637 NW Lake Jeffery Rd., LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, 32055
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 22, 2021, the injured employee was guiding a trainee at the bin house to make sure there was no feed in the bin. They both walked on a catwalk towards a fixed ladder to access the head house. While transitioning onto the ladder, the injured employee lost balance and fell about 7 feet to the floor with his left leg landing on a bin cap. He was hospitalized with a compound fracture to the lower left leg.

Source

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