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Welter Forest Products, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Welter Forest Products, Inc. in NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN
Employer Welter Forest Products, Inc. Report ID 2021053739
Address 500 County Road S City, State ZIP NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN 54961
Event Date May 6, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-chain
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1530114
GPS Coordinates 44.39000, -88.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was writing information on a pack of lumber as it was moving down the chain and was caught between a lumber pack and the garage door rail. The employee was hospitalized for a traumatic injury to the abdomen.

Incident Summary

On May 6, 2021, a worker at Welter Forest Products, Inc. in NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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