SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN—
Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified · Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc., 4704 Bayberry St., SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN 54476 on — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been fastening a wooden splash guard to the backside of a cleaning table in the Caustic Room using a power drill. He began to have trouble breathing and felt ill. The employee was hospitalized.
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MOSINEE, WISCONSIN—
Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
On May 8, 2024, at approximately 2:30 AM, two team members were retrieving a plate that popped out of the head puller/stretcher of an extrusion press and were putting it back into place using a crowbar and a small piece of aluminum. When the plate shifted back into place, the injured employee's right index finger was pinched under the plate and amputated.
MOSINEE, WISCONSIN—
Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
An employee was walking when she tripped over a basket sensor and reached for a nearby chain-link fence to brace herself. The employee's right middle finger became caught on the fencing causing an amputation to the finger that resulted in hospitalization and surgery.
MOSINEE, WISCONSIN—
Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
An employee was working in the extrusion department helping another employee remove a stuck ball of aluminum from the rollers of the roll-out table. The hot aluminum ball fell from the table and pinned the employee's leg against the table, resulting in second-and-third-degree burns to the employee's thigh and stomach.
SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN—
Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
An aluminum extrusion became stuck while it was being pulled out onto the table from a press. While trying to free it, an employee was struck by the puller as it retracted back home to the press area. The employee suffered a broken rib, a punctured lung, and abrasions. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN—
Crystal Finishing Systems, Inc.
An employee was a passenger in a golf cart when he fell out of the golf cart as it turned to enter the facility. He tried to gain his footing but fell backwards onto the concrete, hitting his head on the pavement. He suffered a skull fracture and subdermal hematoma.
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