BANGOR, WISCONSIN—
Stella-Jones Corporation
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Stella-Jones Corporation, W1038 County Highway U #101, BANGOR, WISCONSIN 54614 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pre-drilling holes in ties on which to set plates and spikes. As the employee pulled the hand drill from a guide hole, the drill caught his pant leg. The drill then went into the right side of his left foot, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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The injured employee was assisting a skid steer operator to move a stack of bundled railroad ties. The operator lifted the stack of bundled ties and the band securing the bundle broke, causing the ties to fall and strike the injured employee. The injured employee sustained a fractured hip and both ankles were fractured.
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