OCONTO, WISCONSIN—
LeTourneau Plastics, Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at LeTourneau Plastics, Inc., 119 Charles Street, OCONTO, WISCONSIN 54153 on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was setting up a forming machine when they fell approximately 3-4 feet from an elevated work platform onto a fixed railing. The employee sustained a back injury.
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