Devon's Chocolates, LLC

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Devon's Chocolates, LLC in SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN
Employer Devon's Chocolates, LLC Report ID 2017054229
Address 1500 Clamar Drive City, State ZIP SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53590
Event Date May 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Bands
Industry (NAICS) 311340 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.16000, -89.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling a bundle of cardboard when the band strap broke and he fell to the ground, breaking his left wrist. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2017, a worker at Devon's Chocolates, LLC in SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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