Wallis Corporation
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — KALISPELL, MONTANA
| Employer | Wallis Corporation | Report ID | 2023086995 |
| Address | 175 Alder Drive | City, State ZIP | KALISPELL, MONTANA 59901 |
| Event Date | August 2, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Structural elements, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327390 | Inspection # | 1689455 |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.12000, -114.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting a co-worker to remove an inner form. The injured employee got on his hands and knees and started to chip away at the concrete. When the pressure was removed, the 1,100-pound concrete product fell out of the form and landed on the employee. He sustained fractures to the spine and shoulder blade as well as a collapsed lung and a spleen injury.
Incident Summary
On August 2, 2023, a worker at Wallis Corporation in KALISPELL, MONTANA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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