Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Associated Milk Producers, Inc., 220 E. Center Street, BLAIR, WISCONSIN 54616
on — Fractures , affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
On June 8, 2025, a filler operator walked down the stairs to go to their work station. They were walking when they tripped over a cart next to the freezer and fell on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to their left shoulder/clavicle.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
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