DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2016-08-19BirnamwoodWisconsinKERSTEN LUMBER CO INCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 19, 2016, an employee was repairing a chain when the actuator pin on the chain caught his finger and pulled his hand into the sprocket. His right-hand middle and ring fingers were amputated at the first knuckle.
2016-06-27BirnamwoodWisconsinSchwanz Custom Homes, LLCMultiple lower extremities locationsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was approximately 8 feet high, standing on an extension ladder that was leaning on the exterior wall of a house. He reached out to the right and above his head to place a nail in the fascia board when the ladder slid to the right and down the wall surface. He fell down to surface level and landed on the ladder, breaking his left fibula, tearing ligament near his left ankle, and rupturing his right Achilles tendon. .