| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-26 | Beatrice | Ne | Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was reaching for paper towels while cleaning up when her left foot caught on a box and she fell to floor, landing on right arm and shoulder. The employee suffered a fracture of the right humerus bone. | |||||
| 2021-09-21 | Riceboro | Ga | Interstate Paper LLC | Neck and back | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was opening a railcar door when the door fell from its hinges and struck him. The employee sustained fractures to the T5 and C5 vertebrae, and a laceration to the face. | |||||
| 2021-03-15 | Beatrice | Ne | Landmark Snacks | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee had just shut off a meat grinder and was reaching to clear its blade. The grinder blade amputated 1/4 to 3/8 inch from the employee's left middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-03-03 | Beatrice | Ne | MIDWEST LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS, INC. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working from a 6 ft. stepladder removing wiring from a suspended ceiling. The employee fell from the third rung of the ladder, approximately 3 feet, to the tile floor, resulting in 3 broken ribs and a hip fracture. | |||||
| 2021-01-21 | Rice Lake | Wi | Marshfield Medical Clinic - Rice Lake | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On January 21, 2021, tripped on a monitoring cord while walking across an operating room. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken left femur and a dislocated right shoulder. | |||||
| 2021-01-04 | Riceboro | Ga | Interstate Paper LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was rodding out scale and lime material from a chute that led into a screw. A chemical reaction took place between the lime scale and the materials used in the process, and the employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the face and arms from hot vapor. | |||||
| 2020-10-08 | Rice Lake | Wi | MASTERCRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was brushing wood off a table saw. The saw amputated the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2020-01-20 | Beatrice | Nebraska | Brown Transfer Co. LLC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee stepped down from his truck and slipped on ice, suffering torn ligaments in his left knee. | |||||
| 2019-07-17 | Rice | Texas | Dulworth Ventures, Inc. | Brain | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
| An employee was servicing a skid steer when its bucket came down, striking the employee in the head. | |||||
| 2019-06-19 | Riceboro | Georgia | SNF, Inc. | Multiple pelvic region locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was disconnecting a hose when the employee lost control of the hose. The hose ripped the employee's personal protective suit, and the chemical that was coming out of the hose contacted the employee's body. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns to the lower body. | |||||
| 2019-05-06 | Riceboro | Georgia | SNF Holding Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was cleaning out a dryer when the rotary valve struck their left ring finger and amputated it to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-04-15 | Riceboro | Georgia | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS OF GEORGIA, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| While working at a cooling tower, an employee was adjusting/leveling a motor and fan. The fan was turned on, which activated the belt and pulley. The employee's left hand contacted the fan's belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation (first joint) of the fifth digit. | |||||
| 2019-02-04 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | Rice Lake Glass and Door Co., Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On February 4, 2019, an employee was removing a sheet of aluminum from a pile of aluminum (~ 4 feet x 10 feet) when the aluminum sheets fell on the employee. The employee was pushed into a rack and pinned. Both legs were broken just under the knee caps. | |||||
| 2019-01-16 | Riceboro | Georgia | SNF Holding Company | Pelvic region | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee dropped a container which contained acetic acid, adam, and MEHQ. The container hit the edge of a fume hood and splashed onto the employee causing second degree burns. | |||||
| 2018-08-15 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | Walmart, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On August 15, 2018, an employee experienced a heat related illness while working as a cart collector. | |||||
| 2018-07-30 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | BIRCHWOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was using an air stapler to staple bands on pallets. He tripped on the stapler's air hose and fell to the ground, fracturing his left femur. | |||||
| 2018-07-24 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a carton sealing machine when a box lid got hung up on the advancer conveyor and jammed. The employee reached over to correct the jam, and the employee's finger contacted the conveyor or rollers. The pad of the employee's left middle finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-03-21 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY | Tooth (teeth) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was preparing to change knives on a wood cutting machine when the moving plate struck the guard that had the knife block resting on top of it. The movement of the plate launched the knife block into the air. The block then struck the employee, causing facial injuries and broken teeth. | |||||
| 2017-09-06 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | JOHNSON TRUCK BODIES, LLC. | Head and neck | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| On September 9, 2017, an employee was using a table saw to cut plywood when the saw blade broke. Blade tip fragments flew up and struck the employee's face and neck, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-06-21 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was changing the blades on a machine and using a knee switch to hold open the pocket where the blades were located. The employee's knee slipped off the switch, allowing the blades to amputated the employee's right ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-19 | Beatrice | Alabama | Scotch Plywood Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was working in the dryer building area stacking units of veneer plywood with a forklift. The employee got off the forklift to place timbers between the stacks of veneer. In the process the employee's right index finger was pinched and smashed between the timbers and the forklift forks, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-05-25 | Beatrice | Nebraska | Landmark Snacks | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee suffered a finger amputation while cleaning a mixer machine. The machine was guarded and energized at the time. | |||||
| 2017-04-29 | Riceboro | Georgia | SNF Holding Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear clogged material from a silo's inspection port when the rotary valve flights caught and amputated the fleshy pad of his left index finger. | |||||
| 2017-04-14 | Riceboro | Georgia | SNF HOLDING COMPANY | Arm(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a forklift and was attempting to retrieve a trash bin from the compactor when the forklift overturned. The employee's arm was broken. | |||||
| 2017-03-17 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | Gordy's Market, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On March 17, 2017, an employee was using a band saw to cut meat and suffered a pinky fingertip amputation and a laceration to the ring finger. Cut resistant gloves were worn at the time. | |||||
| 2017-03-09 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | JOHNSON TRUCK BODIES, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On March 9, 2017, an employee was maneuvering a steel frame close to the concrete floor when it slid off a block of wood that was supporting one end of the frame and struck the employee's right middle finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-08-05 | Beatrice | Nebraska | Landmark Snacks, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's left index finger was amputated while attempting to release product on a mixer. | |||||
| 2016-07-06 | Riceboro | Georgia | SNF Holding Company | Face | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was preparing to make a batch when the pressure inside a plugged pipe caused the area around the pipe flange to fail. The chemical (acrylic acid) inside the pipe then splashed the employee's face, burning it. | |||||
| 2016-05-12 | Maurice | Louisiana | SCHLUMBERGER | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving heavy equipment on the rig floor when his left hand was caught between two pieces of the equipment, amputating his ring fingertip and the first knuckle of his middle finger. | |||||
| 2016-04-12 | Beatrice | Nebraska | TOPPS MECHANICAL, INC. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was helping to stabilize an optical comparator on the forks of a forklift when the machine shifted slightly. One corner of the machine slipped off the edge of the fork and hit the employee's leg above the ankle. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg. | |||||
| 2016-04-09 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| On or about Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 8:00 a.m., an employee fell from a yard spotter to the concrete, suffering head trauma. | |||||
| 2016-02-19 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | JOHNSON TRUCK BODIES OF CARLISLE, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a drill press to drill holes in aluminum stock. When he adjusted the material, his finger contacted the rotating drill bit. His right index finger was amputated above the distal joint. | |||||
| 2015-09-24 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | Quanex Building Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting material with a double miter saw. While attempting to clear a piece of material from under the machine's housing, her left hand contacted the saw blade, amputating her finger at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-07-09 | Beatrice | Nebraska | Neapco Components | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee operating an assembly press reached into the press to adjust a flange; his finger was pinched in the press. | |||||
| 2015-06-17 | Riceboro | Georgia | Chemtall Incorporated | Nonclassifiable | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was sprayed by ADAME, a corrosive chemical, while opening and closing a piping valve requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-03-24 | Riceboro | Georgia | Coastal Industrial Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was assembling piping (10 feet long, weighing approximately 100 pounds) on a pump skid. When the pipe was set down, the employee's finger was caught between the pipe and the flange, amputating the tip of the left ring finger. The employee required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-03-10 | Rice Lake | Wisconsin | MARSHFIELD CLINIC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was hospitalized overnight for observation after she slipped on ice while entering the building and broke her ankle/leg. | |||||