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Impact Confections, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Impact Confections, Inc. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
Employer Impact Confections, Inc. Report ID 2023010751
Address 4017 Whitney Street City, State ZIP JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
Event Date January 24, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311351 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.73000, -88.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving around a palletized bundle of cardboard boxes when he struck his leg against the stack of boxes. This caused him to lose his balance and fall forward to the ground, striking his nose on the cement floor. The employee sustained a nose fracture.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2023, a worker at Impact Confections, Inc. in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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