Brakebush Brothers, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WESTFIELD, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Brakebush Brothers, Inc. | Report ID | 2017032702 |
| Address | N4993 6th Drive | City, State ZIP | WESTFIELD, WISCONSIN 53964 |
| Event Date | March 24, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.81000, -89.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker attempted to re-activate a dock plate after servicing the hydraulic pump. The employees removed their lockout devices and found that the dock plate would not lower. The injured employee went underneath the dock plate to attempt to adjust it to lower properly. As he was in the process of doing this task, the dock plate fell onto his body, puncturing his lung, breaking ribs, and breaking his left scapula.
Incident Summary
On March 24, 2017, a worker at Brakebush Brothers, Inc. in WESTFIELD, WISCONSIN suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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