Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-09-24 | Nekoosa | Wisconsin | Nekoosa Coated Products | Knee(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was realigning a cardboard lid in a lidding machine. His sweatshirt was caught on the pulley driving the machine's infeed belts, and his arm was pulled in. He sustained bruises and scratches to his right arm and shoulder and fractured his knee while trying to free himself. | |||||
2018-08-14 | Nekoosa | Wisconsin | Pro Seamless of Wisconsin, Inc. | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a plank set between two step-ladders while using a cordless drill to firmly screw/drill into metal siding. He lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet to the ground below, breaking his wrist and forearm. | |||||
2017-10-07 | Nekoosa | Wisconsin | Wysocki Produce Farms | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was pulling a truck out of a muddy field with a tractor when a chain slipped off the truck and struck the employee's head, causing a concussion and left ear laceration. | |||||
2017-07-03 | Nekoosa | Wisconsin | Wysocki Produce Farm, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was using a silage bagging machine to take samples of silage from semi-trailers when the machine wheel ran over his foot and broke his leg. | |||||
2016-04-01 | Nekoosa | Wisconsin | Domtar Paper Co LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning wet lap from a machine when his right hand came in contact with the machine's blade, amputating four of his fingers. His index finger was reattached. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident. |