Verso Corporation

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Verso Corporation in WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN
Employer Verso Corporation Report ID 2016099103
Address 600 4th Avenue North City, State ZIP WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN 54495
Event Date September 27, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1181454
GPS Coordinates 44.39000, -89.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a dryer felt when the pipe slid off the end of the forks and struck the employee, knocking her to the floor. She suffered injuries to her right fingers and the left side of her body.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2016, a worker at Verso Corporation in WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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