Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-30 | Whitewater | Wi | S & R Egg Farm, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
Two employees were removing a manure belt from a dryer. When the injured employee grabbed the cable slack, his right index finger was pulled into the reel and amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
2020-07-29 | Whitewater | Wisconsin | Generac Power Systems, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. |
Two employees were pushing a multi-tiered material handling cart that weighed approximately 363 pounds. The cart rolled over the foot and ankle of one of the employees. The injured employee sustained lacerations to the ankle and chipped bone. | |||||
2019-03-24 | Whitewater | Wisconsin | The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was cutting plastic wrap. The tip of the employee's utility knife broke off and struck the employee's eye, causing an eye injury requiring stitches; the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-12 | Whitewater | Missouri | BBL CONSTRUCTION | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was installing a metal roof on a building, lost footing, and fell to the deck. The employee slid approximately 16 ft on 4/12 pitch roof. The employee then fell off the roof edge 13 feet to ground. The employee sustained a fractured L2 vertebra and a fractured wrist. | |||||
2018-01-09 | Whitewater | Wisconsin | QPS Employment Group, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
A temporary employee was attempting to reach wires behind a conveyor when she tripped the conveyor's automatic start. The conveyor then pulled her glove into the conveyor and amputated her left middle finger. | |||||
2018-01-08 | Whitewater | Colorado | Roberts Plumbing & Heating | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing off a ladder onto a roof to install a heat vent when he slipped and fell to the ground, injuring his left leg. | |||||
2017-06-07 | Whitewater | Wisconsin | Johnson Controls, Inc. | Shoulder(s) and back | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was standing outside the entrance of a power house when he heard a loud noise inside. The pressure relief valve of the absorber and the condensation released, spraying hot steam on the employee. He suffered burns on his back and shoulders. | |||||
2017-01-12 | Whitewater | Wisconsin | AmeriGas Propane, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was delivering mail to a mailbox when she slipped on ice/snow and broke her lower leg. | |||||
2016-07-25 | Whitewater | Colorado | American Pioneer Powder | Nonclassifiable | Explosion, n.e.c. |
An explosion occurred at the plant and an employee was burned, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-11-05 | Whitewater | Wisconsin | Engineered PLastics Company, L.L.C. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using an assembling machine and crushed his left thumb resulting in an amputation. |