Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Inc., 616 S Jefferson Street, PARIS, ILLINOIS 61944
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
At about 2:00 p.m. on February 21, 2019, an employee was descending a rolling ladder on the first floor of a specialty mill. The employee fell from the last step to the ground, suffering multiple fractures to the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Ladders, n.e.c.
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