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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2023010492 · 1/17/2023 · Wolf Appliance, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Wolf Appliance, Inc.
Location
2866 Buds Drive, FITCHBURG, WISCONSIN, 53719
NAICS
335221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee reported to work at 2:00 p.m. and conducted a pre-shift inspection on a stand-up powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was standing on the PIV with their hands over their head when they fell 10 inches from the forklift platform onto the concrete floor, resulting in injuries to their back and to the back of their head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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