LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN—
Kwik Trip, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kwik Trip, Inc., 1626 Oak Street, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54603 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was performing routine maintenance on a running bottle conveyor when the rag she was holding got pulled into the conveyor, injuring her left hand and causing a partial amputation of the left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
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WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN—
Kwik trip, Inc.
An employee was reaching a shelf in the storage room when he lost his balance and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured ribs, two on each side.
MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN—
Kwik Trip, Inc.
An employee was pushing a foldable cart when the cart collapsed and folded in on itself. The employee sustained an amputated little fingertip.
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN—
Kwik Trip, Inc.
On July 28, 2024, at approximately 11:17 a.m., an employee was cleaning cardboard from the cooler when she tripped over a broom and fell. She fell into a cart and landed on the floor. The employee sustained a broken right shoulder in two places and was hospitalized.
LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN—
Kwik Trip, Inc.
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when he noticed plastic was wrapped around the wheel. The employee got off the pallet jack while a co-worker used their pallet jack forks to lift up the vehicle so the employee could remove the plastic. As the employee grabbed the plastic, the pallet jack shifted off the co-workers pallet jack and fell onto the employees' fingers. They sustained amputations to the right middle and ring fingertips.
OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN—
Kwik Trip, Inc.
An employee slipped in a parking lot and fell to the ground, suffering a head laceration and a concussion.
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