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Wausau Equipment Company, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. in NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN
Employer Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. Report ID 2019077051
Address 1905 S Moorland Rd City, State ZIP NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN 53151
Event Date July 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.00000, -88.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to move parts when a part slipped, causing the load to become unbalanced. While trying to stabilize the load and catch the falling piece, the employee sustained a broken thumb.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2019, a worker at Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. in NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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