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Kuhn Furniture and Mattresses, Inc.

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kuhn Furniture and Mattresses, Inc. in RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
Employer Kuhn Furniture and Mattresses, Inc. Report ID 20171111059
Address 2800 Pioneer Ave City, State ZIP RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN 54868
Event Date November 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Skull fracture and intracranial injury Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 442110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.47000, -91.74000

Incident Narrative

On November 17, 2017, at about 5:30 a.m., two employees were loading a sofa onto a trailer. One employee got into the truck to move it, while the other employee stayed on the trailer while the truck was moved about 50 yards in the warehouse. While the truck and trailer were being moved, the employee in the trailer fell approximately two feet out of the trailer and hit his head on the ground, fracturing his skull and suffering a brain bleed.

Incident Summary

On November 17, 2017, a worker at Kuhn Furniture and Mattresses, Inc. in RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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