ELKHORN, WISCONSIN—
US Packaging LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at US Packaging LLC, 401 East Morrissey Drive, ELKHORN, WISCONSIN 53121 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading product from a truck using a forklift. While stacking the product, one of the pallets fell. The employee got out of the forklift and started picking up the fallen product. When the first pallet fell it struck another stack of pallets, causing them to be unstable. The stack fell onto the employee causing multiple femur fractures.
More severe injuries at US Packaging LLC
ELKHORN, WISCONSIN—
US Packaging, LLC
An employee was cleaning around a pouching machine when their right index finger was caught in the seal bar and amputated.
ELKHORN, WISCONSIN—
US Packaging, LLC
An employee was fixing a jam in a machine when they were struck by a blade and sustained a left index fingertip amputation.
EAST TROY, WISCONSIN—
US PACKAGING LLC
An employee was injured when she reached into a Bartelt Machine that was being repaired by a maintenance technician. The employee did not notice the maintenance technician and went behind the machine to remove a pouch from it. The machine caught the tip of her glove and pulled her hand back, amputating a portion of her pinky. The maintenance technician was unaware of her presence.
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