Fractures

Name: Fractures at Van Wyk's Inc.
Start: 5/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054615 · 5/22/2017 · Van Wyk's Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Van Wyk's Inc.
Location: W4279 Church Street, WALDO, WISCONSIN, 53093
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inflating a skid steer tire and was putting the cap on the valve stem when the bead slipped off the rim. The escaping air caused the assembly to jump and hit the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with facial and head fractures.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown