Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc. in WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
Employer Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc. Report ID 2023098710
Address 901 Northview Road, Suite 100 City, State ZIP WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN 53188
Event Date September 20, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.03000, -88.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a delivery person install forks on a rental forklift when their fingers were pinched between the forks and the forklift frame. The employee sustained finger fractures on both hands.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2023, a worker at Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc. in WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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