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OSHA Injury Report: Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant

Skin disorder · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a skin disorder at Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant in 1390 East Grand Avenue, Wittenberg, WI 54499 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was outdoor Maintenance Technician in bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats Manufacturing Plant
Parent company
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats
Street
1390 East Grand Avenue
City
Wittenberg
State
WI
ZIP
54499
On-site location
Lawn north of the facility

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)

Before the incident

Employee was mowing the lawns

What happened

After mowing employee noticed a wood tick embedded in his left arm. The employee removed the tick. [REDACTED] the bite site began to form a red halo around the bite. Employee went to clinic and they gave him an antibiotic in case it was Lyme disease.

Injury or illness

Left arm had a red ring around the wood tick bite location.

Object or substance involved

Wood tick

Summary line

Wood tick was embedded on left arm

Employee and industry

Job description
Outdoor Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311612 — Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
159
Total hours worked
234868
EIN
391173838
Establishment ID
261393
Employer case #
MP-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
9:21
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:20:43:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.