KOHLER, WISCONSIN—
Kohler Company
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kohler Company, 444 Highland Drive, KOHLER, WISCONSIN 53044 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
While preparing a core mold for pouring, an employee used a crane and a lifting fixture to flip the mold. As the mold flipped, a 125-pound portion of the mold fell from the flask and landed on the employee's lower right leg, resulting in hospitalization for closed fractures to the tibia and fibula.
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