Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-10 | New Richmond | Wi | Presbyterian Homes and Services | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was helping a resident in a wheelchair. She tripped over the wheelchair's front right wheel and fell, landing on and injuring her right hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
2021-09-28 | New Richmond | Wi | Cleary Building Corp. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung. | |||||
2021-09-16 | New Richmond | Wi | A-Star Concrete Pumping, Inc. | Arm(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was washing out the hopper of a concrete trailer pump. Components of the hopper lacerated and broke the employee's right arm. | |||||
2020-08-18 | New Richmond | Wi | Syntegon Packaging Technology, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On August 18, 2020, an employee was adjusting the timing on a tray forming machine. The employee's left hand was caught between a counterweight and a stationary support for the machine; two bones in the hand were broken and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-10 | New Richmond | Wisconsin | BOSCH PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
On May 10, 2018, at 5:40 p.m., several employees were attempting to remove a machine from a semi trailer. The machine was returned by a customer and had not been crated. The employees used a forklift and lifting straps to move the machine. The machine tipped, pinning one employee against the wall of the facility. The employee suffered a broken ankle and cracked rib, as well as a possible concussion. |