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Progressive Converting, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — APPLETON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Progressive Converting, Inc. in APPLETON, WISCONSIN
Employer Progressive Converting, Inc. Report ID 2022032232
Address 2430 E Glendale Ave City, State ZIP APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54911
Event Date March 11, 2022 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 maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322299 Inspection # 1584837
GPS Coordinates 44.28000, -88.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a section of a machine, helping investigate a jam. The machine was activated and a part closed in on the employee, who was pinned between the forks of the machine. The employee suffered a pinched artery and a swollen stomach.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2022, a worker at Progressive Converting, Inc. in APPLETON, 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 maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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