GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN—2021-12-17

Alive & Kickin' Pizza Crust

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

Final narrative

On December 17, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an issue with the conveyor line. The employee was trying to remove a dough ball from the conveyor between a proofing area and a dough press when she was caught by and pulled into a set of rollers. The employee was pulled in up to her shoulder area and pinched between the rollers. The employee suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, nerve damage and had the bicep of her left arm torn from the bone. The employee was hospitalized.

Hospitalized Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Conveyors-powered, unspecified

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