Packaging Corporation of America
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Packaging Corporation of America | Report ID | 2024109624 |
| Address | N9090 County Highway E | City, State ZIP | TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN 54487 |
| Event Date | October 16, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Secondary Source | Conveyors unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322122 | Inspection # | 1783608 |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.44000, -89.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was picking up cardboard debris from the floor below the cardboard recycle conveyor. One of the cardboard bales weighing approximately 1200 pounds fell from the conveyor and struck the employee, resulting in bilateral rib fractures, fractured vertebrae, and a laceration.
Incident Summary
On October 16, 2024, a worker at Packaging Corporation of America in TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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