OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415359

ZIMMERMANN'S KETTLE HILLS GOLF COURSE, LTD

RICHFIELD, WI· 2021-11-29T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Ascending, Broken, Broken Bone, Climbing on Ladder, Collapsed lung, Concrete, Concrete Surface, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Loss Of Blood, Lung, Puncture, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Torso
NAICS: 713910
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345661680
Employer profile: ZIMMERMANN'S KETTLE HILLS GOLF COURSE, LTD
Summary number: 221415359
Report ID: 0523400

Event description

Employee's torso is injured in fall from extension ladder

Investigation abstract

At 01:30 p.m. on November 29, 2021, an employee was climbing up an extension ladder. While ascending the extension ladder, the bottom of the ladder suddenly kicked out and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder blade, ribs and partial lung collapse and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
0

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