WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN—
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Generac Power Systems, Inc., 757 N Newcomb Street, WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN 53190 on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were pushing a multi-tiered material handling cart that weighed approximately 363 pounds. The cart rolled over the foot and ankle of one of the employees. The injured employee sustained lacerations to the ankle and chipped bone.
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EAGLE, WISCONSIN—
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An employee was walking from the print hut to the main facility building. The employee was found on the ground of the parking lot with a fractured left fibula, two broken left ribs, and a broken left collarbone.
EAGLE, WISCONSIN—
Generac Power Systems Inc.
An employee was aligning a rotor shaft to go into a line board. The employee's finger was pinched between the shaft and the board, leading to a fingertip amputation.
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—
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An employee was retrieving a 17-pound stator from an overhead bin when the stator fell on his head, striking and lacerating his face.
WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN—
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
On 11/4/19, an employee was standing on the bottom row of parts racking approximately 1 foot above the floor to retrieve parts from the top row, which was approximately 5 feet above the floor. At approximately 12:17 p.m., the employee fell backwards from the bottom rack. Her head hit the floor, and the parts bin slid out of the rack and also struck her head. She was hospitalized with a head injury.
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN—
Generac Power Systems, inc.
An employee was changing a roll on a packaging machine when a roll of paper became hung up on a frame. The employee attempted to free it by pushing on the roll. When it came free, the employee's right index finger was caught between the frame and the roll of paper, amputating it at the first digit just behind the nail.
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