ARCADIA, WISCONSIN—
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC
Vehicle or machinery fire · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC, 1 Ashley Way, ARCADIA, WISCONSIN 54612 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On August 11, 2022, at 6:04 AM, an employee was clearing a jam in a wood grinding machine when a flash fire occurred causing second-degree burns to the employee's right arm, from the elbow to the fingertips.
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On January 23, 2023, an employee was setting up a press roller for applying glue to boards when her right ring finger became pinched between the frame and the movable non-motorized outfeed platform. The finger was amputated just below the top knuckle.
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An employee was cleaning fiber off a roller drive belt. The employee's left index fingertip got caught where the roller drive belt meets the belt wheel resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
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