MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN—
Cargill, Inc.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cargill, Inc., 12500 West Carmen Ave, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53225 on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
On November 27, 2018, an employee was driving a stand-up forklift backwards when another forklift operator struck him at an intersection. He suffered a broken heel and torn Achilles tendon, requiring hospitalization.
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An employee was replacing the exhaust fan above the scalding area when their finger became pinched in the exhaust fan shroud. The employee sustained amputation of the distal tuft of their right middle finger with bone loss.
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On July 17, 2024, an employee was trying to retrieve his knife from the bottom of a sterilizer. Water in the sterilizer, heated to 180 degrees, entered the employee's right glove and burned his palm and the top of his hand. He was hospitalized.
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An employee was waiting for the elevator to get to the floor that he worked on. The employee went to step through the elevator door, but the elevator lift was not there, causing him to fall 20 feet to the basement below. The employee sustained fractures in both legs, the right heel, and lower vertebrae. He was hospitalized.
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