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Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

1 hospitalization · 2025021566 · 2/17/2025 · Tri-State Lumber & Land, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Tri-State Lumber & Land, Inc.
Location
N7904 US HWY 53, TREGO, WISCONSIN, 54888
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 17, 2025, at approximately 1:45 p.m., an employee was walking around the wide-belt waste conveyor and noticed the belt was walking. The employee reached to grab a piece of wood that was stuck in the conveyor when their right hand, arm, and shoulder were pulled into the conveyor. The employee sustained multiple arm and shoulder fractures, six broken ribs, torn chest muscles, and a severed radial nerve.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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