GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — A 57-year-old worker at a Wisconsin-based pallet company was killed in an industrial incident Tuesday, Dec. 5.

The Outagamie County Coroner's Office in Wisconsin says Francis L. Wolfinger died in the incident. 

Local news station, Fox11, reported that the Grand Chute Fire Department was called to Konz Wood Products, 616 N. Perkins St., around 3:40 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, paramedics found Wolfinger on the floor with traumatic injuries. According to the report, the fire department said that he was not entrapped or entangled in any machinery.

Wolfinger was taken to the hospital, where he died.

The company released the following statement:

In the early morning hours of December 5, 2023, a long-term and valuable member of the Konz team lost his life due to an industrial accident. The company and all of its employees wish to express their deepest condolences to the family ...

... Additionally, the accident is still under investigation, no further details will be forthcoming until such time as the investigation being conducted by OSHA and the company has been completed.

All employees have been offered the opportunity to receive grief counseling through the company EAP provider.
The company wishes to thank the Grand Chute first responders and Grand Chute police department for their immediate and professional response to the accident.