Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Natural Beauty Growers, LLC, N781 Curran Rd, DENMARK, WISCONSIN 54208
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was ascending an extension ladder to clip the end of a shade cloth when they fell 8 feet from the ladder to the concrete ground. The employee sustained a knee injury.
Hospitalized Knee(s) Extension ladders
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