# Fractures at Mayo Clinic Health System - Chippewa Valley in Bloomer
> OSHA SIR `20181111411` · 11/5/2018 · BLOOMER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mayo Clinic Health System - Chippewa Valley in Bloomer
- **Location:** 1501 Thompson Street, BLOOMER, WISCONSIN, 54724
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 4, 2018, an employee was standing on the loading dock, helping dump 50-pound bags of salt into a salt hopper. The employee lost balance and fell about 6 feet to the ground, suffering four fractured ribs, then a collapsed lung. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*