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Quanex Custom Components, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LUCK, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quanex Custom Components, Inc. in LUCK, WISCONSIN
Employer Quanex Custom Components, Inc. Report ID 2022108979
Address 501 South Main Street City, State ZIP LUCK, WISCONSIN 54853
Event Date October 12, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Crowbars
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.57000, -92.48000

Incident Narrative

At 9:30 p.m. on October 12, 2022, an employee was standing on the front end of a piece of equipment, using a crowbar to align a shear pin hole. The crowbar slipped and he fell about 2 feet to the ground below, suffering injuries to the head and left shoulder.

Incident Summary

On October 12, 2022, a worker at Quanex Custom Components, Inc. in LUCK, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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