Fractures

Name: Fractures at Appleton Grp Foundry
Start: 12/13/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211551 · 12/13/2024 · Appleton Grp Foundry

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Appleton Grp Foundry
Location: 2105 Fifth Avenue, SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53172
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hex key to perform equipment changes on a core shooter machine when the machine cycled and crushed their leg, resulting in a broken leg.

Source

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