JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—
Prent Corporation
Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Prent Corporation, 2225 Kennedy Road, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53545 on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unfolding a flat box and taping it on a stainless steel table. She then walked around the table and tripped and fell to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left arm and right knee.
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JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—
Prent Corporation
An employee was using a rag to wipe grease off a chain on a thermal forming machine. The rag caught on a sprocket and pulled the employee's left hand into a pinch point, resulting in a soft tissue avulsion of the little fingertip and fractures in the index and ringer fingers. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.
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