MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN—
Sensory Effects Powder Systems, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sensory Effects Powder Systems, Inc., 211 E. Depot Street, MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN 54449 on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On August 18, 2023, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was cleaning an overhead drain line while on a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The employee was descending the ladder when they slipped and the ladder frame shifted. The employee then fell to the ground below, resulting in two fractured vertebrae.
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