Pace Industries Castings, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - GRAFTON, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Pace Industries Castings, LLC in GRAFTON, Wisconsin
Employer Pace Industries Castings, LLC
Address 1600 7th Ave.
City, State ZIP GRAFTON, Wisconsin 53024
Report ID 2023054084
Event Date May 6, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331521
GPS Coordinates 43.31669, -87.95719

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on the second rung from the bottom of a 6-foot ladder to tighten a bolt on a die cast machine. The employee lost his balance and fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured left wrist.

Incident Summary

On May 6, 2023, a worker at Pace Industries Castings, LLC in GRAFTON, Wisconsin suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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