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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022065605 · 6/28/2022 · Cedar Grove Warehouse, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified

Employer

Name
Cedar Grove Warehouse, Inc.
Location
903 Grossman Drive, SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN, 54476
NAICS
493120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Three employees were preparing to unload a railcar. The railcar's sliding door had been opened and injured employee was outside the railcar making connections for the dock plate when a 400-pound cheese barrel fell through the railcar's sliding door opening and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken left leg and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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