WAUSAU, WISCONSIN—
Green Bay Packaging
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Green Bay Packaging, 6845 Packer Drive, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 54401 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On July 10, 2023, an employee was crossing a conveyor line (11 3/4 inches high) at the crossovers/catwalks. As he stepped up onto the conveyor with his right foot and planted himself, he fell. His left knee hit the ground, while his chest landed on the conveyor line frame. He suffered seven broken ribs, four on the right side and three on the left side, below the sternum.
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