SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN—
Woodman's Food Market, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Woodman's Food Market, Inc., 1099 South Grand Avenue, SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53590 on — Concussions, affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was picking merchandise from shelving while standing on the platform of an order picker about eight feet off the ground when he fell to the concrete floor. He sustained head trauma including a concussion and laceration to head.
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