Fractures

Name: Fractures at Green Bay Packaging
Start: 7/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076085 · 7/10/2023 · Green Bay Packaging

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Green Bay Packaging
Location: 6845 Packer Drive, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, 54401
NAICS: 322212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 10, 2023, an employee was crossing a conveyor line (11 3/4 inches high) at the crossovers/catwalks. As he stepped up onto the conveyor with his right foot and planted himself, he fell. His left knee hit the ground, while his chest landed on the conveyor line frame. He suffered seven broken ribs, four on the right side and three on the left side, below the sternum.

Source

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