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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025043996 · 4/29/2025 · Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Rib(s), oblique area
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object tipping over
Source
Dairy and milk processing machinery
Secondary source
Constructed surface irregularity

Employer

Name
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Location
208 W Water Street, SHULLSBURG, WISCONSIN, 53586
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the floor next to the A-frame cheese press weighing 1500 lbs. The press wheel got caught in a drain, causing it to tip over and strike the employee. The employee sustained fractured ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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