PLANO, ILLINOIS—
Menards Distribution Center
Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. · Open wounds, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Menards Distribution Center, 2611 Eldamain Road, PLANO, ILLINOIS 60545 on — Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing next to a pallet conveyor when she lost her balance and fell onto the conveyor, which pulled in her leg. The employee suffered an open wound to her left leg that required hospitalization and surgery.
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VALLEY, NEBRASKA—
Menards Distribution Center
An employee had just finished unloading a train car and was using a drill to operate a winch attached to the cables that secure the load while in transit. Their right glove was caught by the drill bit and the employee sustained amputations of their little finger at the second knuckle and their ring finger just below the nail.
HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO—
Menards Distribution Center
An employee was working in a trim picking aisle at a steel plant. She was performing a cycle count for a stand-up bin of ridge caps. As she counted the pieces she was leaning the ridge caps against her shoulder. Eventually, the weight of the stack of ridge caps pushed her back and she fell to the floor with the stack on top of her. She suffered an abdominal injury and was hospitalized.
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Menards Distribution Center
On October 3, 2017, at 8:25 p.m., an employee was stepping into the back of a semi trailer loaded with stock when he stepped in the gap between the semi trailer and the loading dock. He fell into the opening, broke his leg, and was hospitalized for surgery.
HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO—
Menards Distribution Center
An employee was cutting a load of bundled timber pieces. One of the timber pieces fell from the load and struck the employee's right index finger and foot resulting in amputation of the fingertip and a fractured foot.
EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN—
Menards Distribution Center
An employee was performing maintenance on a chain drive, lubricating it with a rag. The rag became entangled in the chain, drawing the employee's hand into the sprocket. The employee injured four right-hand fingers and was hospitalized.
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