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Wiskerchem Truck and Equipment

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SPENCER, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wiskerchem Truck and Equipment in SPENCER, WISCONSIN
Employer Wiskerchem Truck and Equipment Report ID 2015107497
Address S3130 County Highway F City, State ZIP SPENCER, WISCONSIN 54479
Event Date October 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection # 1115326
GPS Coordinates 44.75000, -90.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to move a piece of equipment into place when the piece fell and struck the employee's lower leg. The injury required surgery to repair.

Incident Summary

On October 8, 2015, a worker at Wiskerchem Truck and Equipment in SPENCER, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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