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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2017076456 · 7/13/2017 · Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
Location
1955 Brunner Drive, WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 13, 2017, an employee was moving a molding pattern from a staging rack to a plywood skid. The employee was lifting the pattern with a hoist when the bolt pulled out of the pattern. The pattern fell on the employee's lower legs. The employee suffered shin avulsions and a broken left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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