Struck by discharged object or substance · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ND Paper Inc., 621 N Biron Dr, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN 54494
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was changing a cleaner cone cap. The cone became pressurized with water, and the water stream pushed the employee into nearby equipment. The employee sustained a concussion; fractures to their skull and ribs; lacerations on their scalp, eyelid, and left thigh; and injuries to their pelvis and internal organs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Pressurized water-blast
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