| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | Merrill | Wi | Lincoln Wood Products, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was clearing wood from the molder when the feed wheel picked up the next wood board pushing the board forward. The employee's right index finger was struck by the board and pinched between another board, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-04-07 | Merrill | Wisconsin | Sierra Pacific Windows | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was closing an overhead door with an attached tagline for closing the door. The bolt the tagline was attached to came loose and struck the employee in the head; the employee fell backwards, suffering a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2019-07-30 | Merrill | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Public Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Collision between water vehicle and object |
| An employee was in a boat traveling back to a dam when the boat passed through an opened gate. The boat became caught on the gate and tipped over. The employee went underneath the water and suffered an amputation to 1/4 inch of the distal joint of the left ring finger. | |||||
| 2019-02-04 | Merrill | Wisconsin | K-Tech Kleening Systems, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking to their vehicle, slipped on ice and fell hitting their head. The employee sustained a concussion. | |||||
| 2018-09-20 | Merrill | Wisconsin | Lincoln Wood Products, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was holding wood pieces to be cut by a bead cutter. The machine actuated and its sharp blade amputated the tip of her left middle finger. | |||||
| 2016-08-29 | Merrill | Wisconsin | Goetsch's Welding & Machine | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was organizing round metal stock on a table in the saw area. The stock rolled and the employee's right ring finger was caught between the stock and the metal table. The fingertip was crushed and later amputated. | |||||
| 2016-07-18 | Merrill | Wisconsin | Weinbrenner Shoe Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was preparing to cleanout a planer. He removed the exhaust chute and reached into the machine while the planer blades were still coasting resulting in the amputation of the left ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-04-09 | Merrill | Wisconsin | Lincoln Windows | Hip(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| Employee injured the left hip after falling to the concrete floor while moving a pane of glass. | |||||