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Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MARINETTE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waupaca Foundry, Inc. in MARINETTE, WISCONSIN
Employer Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Report ID 2021075859
Address 805 Ogden Street City, State ZIP MARINETTE, WISCONSIN 54143
Event Date July 17, 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # 1551997
GPS Coordinates 45.09000, -87.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing slag from the walls of a receiver with a chipping hammer. The employee was caught between a hot metal carrier ladle and chisel bits and suffered a crushing injury to the torso that resulted in a lacerated liver. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2021, a worker at Waupaca Foundry, Inc. in MARINETTE, 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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