PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN—
Prairie Industries, LLC
Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Prairie Industries, LLC, 38023 Airport Lane, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN 53821 on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
After pulling a 36-pound skid into place and then repeatedly moving 14-pound boxes, an employee suffered a muscle tear in the lower right abdomen. She was hospitalized.
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