| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-24 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | Verso Corporation | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| While walking across a drain grate, an employee's foot went through the drain grate into hot waste water and was burned. | |||||
| 2019-07-20 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | Wood County Telephone Company | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by object or equipment |
| At 4:50 p.m. on July 20, 2019, an employee was clearing a tree caught in a downed telecommunication line. The tree shifted and struck the employee, who suffered a severed spinal cord and fractures of vertebrae, pelvis, shoulder, and ribs. | |||||
| 2019-05-20 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | Mc Cain Foods USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was troubleshooting an air conveyance system when his left hand was struck by the spinning paddles resulting in amputation of the left index finger and part of the left thumb just below the nail. | |||||
| 2018-01-31 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | Fey Publishing Co. | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot, suffering an elbow injury that required surgery. | |||||
| 2017-01-22 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | 3D Idapro Solutions, LLC | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| On January 22, 2017, an employee was driving a skid steer in an outdoor yard area where bulk materials are staged. At approximately 8:40 p.m., he exited the skid steer cab as a coworker was backing up an agricultural tractor/trailer. The employee was then struck by the tractor/trailer unit, fracturing several bones in his right foot. | |||||
| 2016-09-27 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | Verso Corporation | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was installing a dryer felt when the pipe slid off the end of the forks and struck the employee, knocking her to the floor. She suffered injuries to her right fingers and the left side of her body. | |||||
| 2015-03-29 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Dehydration & Processing | Lower leg(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was helping to close a bay door that was jammed about 2.5 feet high. The door came loose and slammed down on the employee, trapping him underneath. He sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2015-01-22 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | Verso Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Employee hospitalized due to second degree burns from contact with hot product/stock. | |||||