Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-04-20 | Mequon | Wisconsin | Jorgensen Conveyors, INnc | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was working under a conveyor casing. The casing fell on the employee, breaking the employee's ribs and collarbone. | |||||
2018-09-25 | Mequon | Wisconsin | Fromm Nieman Brand Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was verifying ingredients inside a tank when his hand was caught in a moving airlock on a conveyor system. Four of his fingers were amputated. | |||||
2018-04-25 | Mequon | Wisconsin | Telsmith, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was reaching into a plasma punch machine to retrieve a stuck part when the trap door inside the machine closed on the employee's right forearm, crushing the soft tissue and fracturing the ulna. | |||||
2018-01-05 | Mequon | Wisconsin | Fromm Family Foods | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was disconnecting a steam pipe that led from a building to a truck that was carrying liquid meat. When the employee disconnected the pipe, residual steam in the pipe released and caused second degree burns to the employee, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-04-25 | Mequon | Wisconsin | ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee tripped when dismounting a forklift and suffered a broken ankle requiring medical treatment. | |||||
2016-04-15 | Mequon | Wisconsin | Van Wyks, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to reinstall a concrete pouring conveyor cable on a pulley. The employee operated the conveyor controls to cycle the pulley and re-engage the cable. The employee's thumb tip was pinched and partially amputated between the pulley and cable. | |||||
2015-06-07 | Mequon | Wisconsin | Jewish Home and Care Center, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was carrying a pan of hot brisket drippings towards the dishwasher of the meat area and fell while holding the pan of drippings. The hot drippings spilled and splashed onto the employee. The employee received serious burns and was hospitalized. |