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Performance Pallet Corp

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Fractures — SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Performance Pallet Corp in SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN
Employer Performance Pallet Corp Report ID 2019077562
Address 112 N Mainline Drive City, State ZIP SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN 54165
Event Date July 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321920 Inspection # 1419621
GPS Coordinates 44.51000, -88.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming boards from a rip saw and contacted the spinning blades. He sustained three lacerations to the left hand and forearm, broken fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in the left hand, and a broken ulna in the left forearm. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2019, a worker at Performance Pallet Corp in SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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