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Grande Cheese Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Dislocation of joints — FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Grande Cheese Company in FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN
Employer Grande Cheese Company Report ID 2022032435
Address 246 Trowbridge Drive City, State ZIP FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN 54935
Event Date March 17, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocation of joints Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Dairy products
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.74000, -88.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee removed the top wheel from a stack of cheese wheels on a pallet. The next couple of wheels fell against the employee's knee, dislocating the employee's kneecap.

Incident Summary

On March 17, 2022, a worker at Grande Cheese Company in FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN suffered dislocation of joints to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with dairy products identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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