| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-12 | Black River Falls | Wisconsin | FLASH4.COM, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| On August 12, 2019, an employee was setting up a printing press, pulling out the paper roll. The machine jogged while the employee's left index finger was inside it, amputating it at the first or second knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-07-19 | Black River Falls | Wisconsin | Nelson Global Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On July 19, 2016, at approximately 7:10 p.m., an employee was loading a tube in the tube bender when a clamp closed on the employee's right fourth and fifth fingers. A portion of the fourth finger was surgically removed the following day. | |||||
| 2015-06-09 | Black River Falls | Wisconsin | D&S Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was placing a 450 lb. part on a work table, using a 1-ton hoist and a hook, when the part came loose from the hook and partially fell onto the employee's hand. The employee suffered vascular damage to the left middle and ring fingers, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-02-26 | Black River Falls | Wisconsin | LUNDA CONSTRUCTION CO. | Leg(s) | Fire |
| While fighting a fire at the shop, employee received a burn to the left leg. | |||||
| 2015-01-26 | Black River Falls | Wisconsin | GERKE EXCAVATING, INCORPORATED | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
| Employee received a crushing injury to the right-hand thumb when the collapsible railing on a crusher plant's catwalk vibrated loose and pinned his thumb between the railing and catwalk. The thumb was partially severed and the bone broke. His thumb was later amputated at Rochester Mayo Clinic because blood flow to the thumb could not be re-established. | |||||