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Dislocation of joints

1 hospitalization · 2022032435 · 3/17/2022 · Grande Cheese Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Dairy products
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Grande Cheese Company
Location
246 Trowbridge Drive, FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54935
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee removed the top wheel from a stack of cheese wheels on a pallet. The next couple of wheels fell against the employee's knee, dislocating the employee's kneecap.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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