Triple P Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Triple P Inc. in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
Employer Triple P Inc. Report ID 2023010392
Address 1516 Atkinson Dr City, State ZIP GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54303
Event Date January 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 327320 Inspection # 1645080
GPS Coordinates 44.54000, -88.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing insulation into the openings around a conveyor that entered the building through an exterior wall. The conveyor was powered on while the employee was standing on it and the employee was caught between the conveyor and conveyor shroud resulting in a compression fracture of a lower vertebra.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2023, a worker at Triple P Inc. in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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