Ahlstrom-Munkjso Specialty Solutions LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — DE PERE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ahlstrom-Munkjso Specialty Solutions LLC in DE PERE, WISCONSIN
Employer Ahlstrom-Munkjso Specialty Solutions LLC Report ID 2023010553
Address 200 Main Avenue City, State ZIP DE PERE, WISCONSIN 54115
Event Date January 18, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1645114
GPS Coordinates 44.44000, -88.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a calendar roll onto a wagon when the mounting bolts came apart on a nearby monorail crane, causing a 168-pound electrical cabinet to fall 20 feet from the crane. The employee was struck by the cabinet and sustained a spinal cord fracture.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2023, a worker at Ahlstrom-Munkjso Specialty Solutions LLC in DE PERE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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