HUDSON, WISCONSIN—
Anchor Paper Company
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Cuts and abrasions or bruises
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Anchor Paper Company, 1212 Beaudry Blvd., HUDSON, WISCONSIN 54016 on — Cuts and abrasions or bruises, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On February 20, 2017, an employee was getting materials from on top of an elevated mezzanine when the employee fell 8 to 10 feet to the lower level. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration and hematoma on the right shin and a bruised left hip and eye.
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