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OSHA Injury Report: Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau in 1007 Townline Road, Wausau, WI 54403 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was south End Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lactalis Heritage Dairy - Wausau
Parent company
Lactalis Heritage Dairy
Street
1007 Townline Road
City
Wausau
State
WI
ZIP
54403
On-site location
South End Line 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
91

Before the incident

Employee was removing the equipment guard.

What happened

When the employee lift up the guard from the equipment the guard flexed towards the employee and hyperextended the employee 's thumb.

Injury or illness

avulsion fracture of thumb.

Object or substance involved

Equipment metal guard

Summary line

Equipment guard hyperextended employee 's thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
South End Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
211
Total hours worked
437709
EIN
861248202
Establishment ID
919921
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
2:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:20:00.000
Submitted
25JAN24:21:54:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.