| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-19 | Plover | Wisconsin | RR Donnelley | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2020-03-03 | Plover | Wisconsin | Opportunity Development Centers, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| The operator of the up-cut saw pressed the lever to lock down the guard and start the saw cycle. As the guard was lowered an employee, who was responsible for take-off, reached to adjust the wood that was being cut. The blade contacted his right thumb, amputating the tip. | |||||
| 2017-09-25 | Plover | Wisconsin | Del Monte Foods Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a forklift on 9/25/2017 in the warehouse area. | |||||
| 2017-09-22 | Plover | Wisconsin | Del Monte Foods Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 9/22/2017, an employee was cleaning a bean canning filler discharge area when the employee's right little finger was caught and partially amputated in a chain and sprocket in-going nip point. | |||||
| 2017-08-09 | Plover | Wisconsin | Goodwill NCW | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee climbed a 12-foot A-frame ladder to push concrete blocks that had shifted from the top of the loading dock retaining wall back into a straight line. A section of block fell off the wall and hit the ladder, causing the employee to fall 8 to 10 feet. His left ankle was caught on one of the rungs and he used his left hand to brace his fall. He broke his left ankle and left wrist and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-05 | Plover | Wisconsin | Del Monte Foods Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was unplugging beans from the squeezer at a waste pit. The employee put a 2x4 through an access window to break up the bridged beans. The 2x4 caught on the auger and slammed up against the waste pit chute. The employee's left ring fingertip was then pinched and amputated between the 2x4 and the waste pit chute. | |||||
| 2017-07-07 | Plover | Wisconsin | Del Monte Foods Inc. | Upper extremities | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was cleaning a conveyor with a high-pressure hose when the employee's hand/forearm was caught and lacerated between the conveyor's end plate and a sprocket, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-06-26 | Plover | Wisconsin | Shulfers Sprinklers & Landscaping | Trunk | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was cleaning out a machine near the outside corner of the building when he was struck by the rear tires of a work truck driven by a coworker, suffering multiple torso injuries. | |||||
| 2017-04-10 | Plover | Wisconsin | Qvest Sanitation LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On April 10, 2017, an employee was cleaning equipment when it partially amputated the employee's left middle and ring fingers. The equipment was not locked out at the time. | |||||
| 2016-08-12 | Plover | Wisconsin | Infinity Foods | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was removing cheese product from a mixer exit when the rotating auger caught the employee's right arm, fracturing the right wrist and forearm and causing a laceration. | |||||
| 2015-05-01 | Plover | Wisconsin | Speedee Delivery Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
| An employee was installing a rear, overhead vehicle door with another employee. During the installation process, the overhead door came down on the employee's right hand index finger and severed a tendon. | |||||
| 2015-03-01 | Plover | Wisconsin | Golden County Foods Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's left ring finger broke due to being smashed between two parts of a dumper food processing machine. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||