County Materials Corporation
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — ROBERTS, WISCONSIN
| Employer | County Materials Corporation | Report ID | 2023032766 |
| Address | 1203 70TH AVE. | City, State ZIP | ROBERTS, WISCONSIN 54023 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Toes(s), toenail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327331 | Inspection # | 1661230 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.96000, -92.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At 10:00 a.m. on March 28, 2023, a side plate of a forklift lifting apparatus came loose at the bottom. An employee was reattaching the plate to the apparatus when the plate displaced and landed on his left foot, just beyond the steel safety toe. He suffered a partial amputation to the third toe.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2023, a worker at County Materials Corporation in ROBERTS, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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