HIXTON, WISCONSIN—
Asher Enterprises, Inc.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Asher Enterprises, Inc., W16730 State Hwy 121, HIXTON, WISCONSIN 54635 on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.
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