Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Effects of heat unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Baraboo Tent and Awning, Inc., 328 Front St, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54601
on — Effects of heat unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
On 7/22/2025, an employee had been working outside with coworkers for roughly 4.5 hours, replacing fabric on awning frames. The temperature ranged from the mid 70 s to the low 80 s during this time period. The employee was hospitalized with heat stress and dehydration.
On October 7, 2025, employee was installing mulch with a landscape crew. At around 2:15 PM, the employee took a break and started to feel cramping/pain. The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.
A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was walking past stacked bales of fiber. A bale on the stack was moved, which caused another bale (weighing about 500 pounds) to fall 10-12 feet and strike the employee. The employee suffered right-side rib and leg fractures.
An employee was loading material and coming down from the trailer when he slipped off and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and bruises to both wrists.
An employee was operating an empty forklift when it tipped to the side and fell over. The injured employee jumped out as it was falling and was crushed by the forklift, resulting in a hip fracture.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.
An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.