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R & L Spring Company

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Fractures — LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at R & L Spring Company in LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN
Employer R & L Spring Company Report ID 2017032237
Address 1097 Geneva Parkway City, State ZIP LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN 53147
Event Date March 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by dislodged flying object, particle Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332613 Inspection # 1217806
GPS Coordinates 42.58000, -88.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making a spring and suffered a fractured left arm when the spring popped out while the employee was adjusting the feed wire.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2017, a worker at R & L Spring Company in LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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