SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified - WAUKESHA, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc. in WAUKESHA, Wisconsin
Employer SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.
Address 400 South Prairie Avenue
City, State ZIP WAUKESHA, Wisconsin 53186
Report ID 2021031989
Event Date March 5, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 335311
Inspection # 1518642
GPS Coordinates 42.99762, -88.24451

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Incident Narrative

An employee was working on top of a powered scaffold, adjusting the rigging for a transformer coil assembly. He fell between the unit and the scaffold platform to the floor 11 feet, 10 inches below. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2021, a worker at SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc. in WAUKESHA, Wisconsin suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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