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Van Ert Electric Company, Inc.

Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising — Pinched nerve — WAUPACA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Van Ert Electric Company, Inc. in WAUPACA, WISCONSIN
Employer Van Ert Electric Company, Inc. Report ID 2018054264
Address 1040 West Fulton Street City, State ZIP WAUPACA, WISCONSIN 54981
Event Date May 2, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Pinched nerve Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising Source of Injury Ceilings
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.35000, -89.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on top of a cooler removing conduit when he struck his head on the ceiling while wearing his hard hat. He was hospitalized with a pinched nerve in his C7 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2018, a worker at Van Ert Electric Company, Inc. in WAUPACA, WISCONSIN suffered pinched nerve to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck against stationary object or equipment while rising, with ceilings identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 62 severe injury reports involving "Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising injuries.

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