Wisconsin Green LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — WEST BEND, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Wisconsin Green LLC | Report ID | 2023098831 |
| Address | 2035 Stonebridge Road | City, State ZIP | WEST BEND, WISCONSIN 53095 |
| Event Date | September 25, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Containers-variable restraint, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Paper production machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.39000, -88.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding sheets of corrugated paper product into the feed section of the die cutter. As he took a handful of sheets from the unit on the conveyor line and placed them into the hopper of the machine, the unit on the conveyor rolled off and struck the employee. He sustained a lower right leg fracture in two places.
Incident Summary
On September 25, 2023, a worker at Wisconsin Green LLC in WEST BEND, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with containers-variable restraint, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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