Inventix Manufacturing, LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin
| Employer | Inventix Manufacturing, LLC |
| Address | N60 W16350 Kohler Lane |
| City, State ZIP | MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin 53051 |
| Report ID | 2017010050 |
| Event Date | January 4, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural |
| Secondary Source | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331522 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.12704, -88.11481 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a cart of zinc bars/ingots to a reclaim furnace to be melted down. The cart wheels were caught in pit holes on the floor, causing the cart to tip over and the bars of ingots to fall on his left leg. He suffered a compound fracture and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 4, 2017, a worker at Inventix Manufacturing, LLC in MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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