MADISON, WISCONSIN—
United Conveyor & Machinery Installation, LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United Conveyor & Machinery Installation, LLC, 7322 Manufacturers Drive, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53704 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head and neck.
Final narrative
On 6/29/2020, at approximately 3:38 p.m., an employee was using his lanyard to lift a piece of grating when he fell through the floor opening in the mezzanine, contacting the mezzanine, grating, and/or floor while falling. He suffered lacerations to the head and neck.
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