Wausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC
Fall on same level, n.e.c. - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MIDDLETOWN, Ohio
| Employer | Wausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC |
| Address | 700 Columbia Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | MIDDLETOWN, Ohio 45042 |
| Report ID | 2016010121 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Wrenches-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 322121 |
| Inspection # | 1117562 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.52275, -84.40910 |
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Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was using a pipe wrench to unstick a machine shaft when his hand or the wrench slipped off the shaft as he put his weight down. He then fell onto the wrench, which contacted his right orbital. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2016, a worker at Wausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC in MIDDLETOWN, Ohio suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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