Interflex Group Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - MERRILL, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Interflex Group Inc. in MERRILL, Wisconsin
Employer Interflex Group Inc.
Address 1401 West Taylor Street
City, State ZIP MERRILL, Wisconsin 54452
Report ID 2022086988
Event Date August 8, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326112
GPS Coordinates 45.19237, -89.71897

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Incident Narrative

A temporary worker was operating a slitter rewinder machine when their arm became caught between rollers in the machine, resulting in fractures.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2022, a worker at Interflex Group Inc. in MERRILL, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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