# Fractures at Schoep's Ice Cream Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010544` · 10/8/2019 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Catwalks
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Schoep's Ice Cream Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 514 Division Street, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53704
- **NAICS:** 311520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was accessing a lower staircase from a catwalk. The employee fell to a lower level, suffering a broken back.

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