HAMMOND, WISCONSIN—
Guy Metals Inc
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Guy Metals Inc, 1890 Guy Metals Drive, HAMMOND, WISCONSIN 54015 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was loading a metal pipe on a flatbed semi-trailer when the employee fell off the side of the flatbed semi-trailer. After the employee fell off the trailer, the pipe shifted position, rolled off the trailer, and landed on the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lower left leg.
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HAMMOND, WISCONSIN—
Guy Metals Inc
At approximately 2:30 p.m., on 1/25/16, an employee operating a metal polishing machine lifted a curtain to wipe down the feed rollers on the machine. The employee's left-hand little finger was caught between the feed roller and the metal plate and had to be surgically amputated at the second knuckle.
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