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Del Monte Foods, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — MARKESAN, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Del Monte Foods, Inc. in MARKESAN, WISCONSIN
Employer Del Monte Foods, Inc. Report ID 2019077589
Address 680 E. John St. City, State ZIP MARKESAN, WISCONSIN 53946
Event Date July 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311421 Inspection # 1419467
GPS Coordinates 43.70000, -88.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working with an automatic can palletizer when he noticed cans had fallen off a pallet. While the employee was resetting the cans, he was struck in the right leg by the machine causing a fracture to the tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2019, a worker at Del Monte Foods, Inc. in MARKESAN, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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