IRIS USA, Inc.
Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | IRIS USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2015020067 |
| Address | 11111 80th Ave. | City, State ZIP | PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53158 |
| Event Date | February 19, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.51000, -87.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading a truck. The dock plate that joins the ramp to the truck was frozen, so the employee jumped on it and exacerbated a prior back injury.
Incident Summary
On February 19, 2015, a worker at IRIS USA, Inc. in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c., with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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