Fractures

Name: Fractures at Miller Implement Co., Inc.
Start: 5/2/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054123 · 5/2/2025 · Miller Implement Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back lumbar region
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Overexertion while materials moving by hand
Source: Vehicle and machine front attachments
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Miller Implement Co., Inc.
Location: N8974 Bergens Beach Road, FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54937
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the blade on a tractor and holding the blade up with one hand. She twisted her body to reach for a link sitting on the tractor when she felt a pop in her lower back. The employee sustained a burst fracture of her L4 vertebra.

Source

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