Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-03-27 | Shullsburg | Wisconsin | White Hill Cheese Company, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was moving a cheese mold on a conveyor using a tool. As the employee was pulling the mold, the employee slipped and fell to the floor, suffering an ankle and possible leg fracture. | |||||
2020-02-26 | Shullsburg | Wisconsin | White Hill Cheese Company, LLC | Multiple face locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A maintenance employee entered the cheese molding cell after de-activating it to troubleshoot the equipment. When the equipment was re-activated, the cheese lid armature moved and struck the maintenance employee on the face causing a laceration from the forehead to the lower cheek that required surgery. | |||||
2019-03-21 | Shullsburg | Wisconsin | White Hill Cheese Company, LLC | Multiple head locations | Other fall to lower level |
On March 21, 2019, a maintenance technician was working from an extension ladder to get to the ceiling of a structure to perform maintenance of a heater unit. The employee fell from the ladder, suffering head trauma and fractures to the skull and lower jaw. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Shullsburg | Wisconsin | White Hill Cheese Company, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working on the cheese production line and began to look unwell towards the end of their shift. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to heat stroke. |