MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN—
Fastenal Company
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Fastenal Company, 209 East Downwind Drive, MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN 54449 on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was climbing back into his truck when he lost his footing and fell backward, rupturing his eardrum and severely injuring his left ribs, shoulder blade, clavicle, and hand. The area was experiencing a snowstorm at the time.
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Two employees were moving a 20-foot bundle of linked channel strut. The bundle slipped and pinched the injured employee's left middle finger, causing an avulsion injury to the fingertip.
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An employee was carrying a scale, tripped over a pallet, and fell to the ground. He fell on his hip, fracturing it.
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An employee was taking inventory off a storage shelf when they fell down a flight of 13 metal stairs and landed on the concrete floor. The employee sustained soft tissue injuries.
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An employee was installing rollers on a conveyor when his shirt sleeve was caught by a chain and it pulled his right hand into the chain and sprocket, resulting in a laceration to the hand and amputations to the index and middle fingers.
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Fastenal Company
An employee was walking down the steps when he mis-stepped and fell fracturing his lower right leg.
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