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Welter Forest Products

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — WEYAUWEGA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Welter Forest Products in WEYAUWEGA, WISCONSIN
Employer Welter Forest Products Report ID 2020021599
Address 949 Lakeview Ln. City, State ZIP WEYAUWEGA, WISCONSIN 54983
Event Date February 18, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple arm locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321912 Inspection # 1465096
GPS Coordinates 44.33000, -88.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an edger saw when the employee's arm was pulled into the shaft of the lumber deck, causing a compound fracture to the upper arm and a fracture to the lower arm.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2020, a worker at Welter Forest Products in WEYAUWEGA, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the multiple arm locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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