WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN—
Generac Power Systems, inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Generac Power Systems, inc., W292S4305 Hillside Rd, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN 53189 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was changing a roll on a packaging machine when a roll of paper became hung up on a frame. The employee attempted to free it by pushing on the roll. When it came free, the employee's right index finger was caught between the frame and the roll of paper, amputating it at the first digit just behind the nail.
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An employee was retrieving a 17-pound stator from an overhead bin when the stator fell on his head, striking and lacerating his face.
WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN—
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On 11/4/19, an employee was standing on the bottom row of parts racking approximately 1 foot above the floor to retrieve parts from the top row, which was approximately 5 feet above the floor. At approximately 12:17 p.m., the employee fell backwards from the bottom rack. Her head hit the floor, and the parts bin slid out of the rack and also struck her head. She was hospitalized with a head injury.
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