| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-25 | Beaver Dam | Wi | Mittera Wisconsin, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a damper roller when his right hand was caught in a pinch point between rollers, resulting in a degloving that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-08-03 | Beaver Dam | Wi | Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| At about 7:00 p.m. on August 3, 2021, an employee was removing laser-cut parts from a sheet of steel that was positioned on a conveyor belt. A magnetic hoist was being used to lift a part from the sheet when the magnet momentarily lifted the metal conveyor belt from the frame of the conveyor. The employee's hand was resting on the conveyor frame, and when the conveyor belt separated from the magnet it fell onto the employee's hand, partially amputating a finger. | |||||
| 2021-07-19 | Beaver Dam | Wi | United Cooperative | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| At about 11:30 a.m. on July 19, 2021, an employee was on a ladder when the ladder slipped out at the bottom. The employee fell to the concrete 5 or 6 feet below, landing on their right side and suffering fractures to the right foot and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-05-12 | Beaver Dam | Wi | Paper Dimensions LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was moving a roll of paper (approx. 72 inches in diameter and weighing 400 lbs.) it rolled onto the employee's left leg and fractured it. | |||||
| 2021-03-11 | Beaver Dam | Wi | Richelieu Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing pizza from a conveyor line when their gloved finger became caught between the conveyor belt and a belt roller resulting in a fractured finger, a fingertip amputation, and a nail avulsion. | |||||
| 2020-07-20 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Walmart, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a forklift when his left foot struck a pallet of freight and was fractured. | |||||
| 2020-07-14 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Direct Management Co., LLC | Skull | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working above ceiling tiles installing a junction box. The employee fell from a ladder and sustained a skull fracture. | |||||
| 2019-06-26 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Richelieu Foods, Inc. | Eye(s) | Injured by object breaking in hand |
| An employee was changing the wire on a cheese harp when the wire snapped, hitting the employee in the eye. | |||||
| 2018-08-27 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Richielieu Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was reaching over a pizza conveyor. The employee's glove was caught between the conveyor and metal plate the conveyor rested on. The belt removed the employee's fingernail; the fingertip was later amputated. | |||||
| 2017-06-01 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | United Cooperative | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was rolling up a hose after filling a 250-gallon fuel tank when the tank stand collapsed and the tank fell on the employee. The employee fractured 14 ribs and the sternum and suffered contusions on the shoulders and upper back. | |||||
| 2016-07-05 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Ryder Integrated Logistics | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift when he hit a pole. His right foot was smashed between the forklift and the pole, fracturing it. | |||||
| 2015-08-20 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee entered the blast booth service room to investigate why media was not flowing. His leg was amputated when he stepped into a floor auger. The cover guarding the auger was removed at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-08-13 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Wal-Mart Store #1012 | Ankle(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was outside behind the store removing toy freight from a storage container. The storage container door was open at the time. A gust of wind blew the door shut on the employee's ankle, giving him a large gash. His Achilles tendon was severed, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-05-04 | Beaver Dam | Wisconsin | Wal-Mart Distribution Center #7039 | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee reached beneath an energized conveyor for a label that was jammed. Her arm became entangled between a conveyor roller and the belt, resulting in a broken arm. | |||||