APPLETON, WISCONSIN—
Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pierce Manufacturing Inc., 3100 McCarthy Road, APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54913 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was positioning a stand-up lift truck to pick up parts. When the operator turned the steering wheel, a tire on the lift grabbed the floor. The lift swung around, causing the operator to fall out of the lift. The operator fell up against racking and the lift pinned him between the rack and the lift fracturing ribs.
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APPLETON, WISCONSIN—
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An employee was going on break in the company break area. The employee reached in to move the chair underneath them as they sat down and their right index finger was pinched between the pan of the chair and the frame. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
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An employee was placing transport wheels to move a pump housing when their left ring finger got caught between the pump housing and a transfer wheel, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
APPLETON, WISCONSIN—
Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
On June 24, 2019, at 1:20 p.m., an employee and coworker were attempting to install a transverse compartment box weighing approximately 60 pounds in the back of a cab when the box slipped out of the employee's hand. The employee's left index finger was then pinched between the box and the wall of the cab, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
BRADENTON, FLORIDA—
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An employee was lifting an aluminum panel (a hutch compartment) when he suffered a herniated disc in his lower back. He was hospitalized.
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