Menards Distribution Center

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Menards Distribution Center in EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
Employer Menards Distribution Center Report ID 2015129258
Address 4860 Menards Drive City, State ZIP EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703
Event Date December 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
Secondary Source Textiles, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1112270
GPS Coordinates 44.84000, -91.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a chain drive, lubricating it with a rag. The rag became entangled in the chain, drawing the employee's hand into the sprocket. The employee injured four right-hand fingers and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2015, a worker at Menards Distribution Center in EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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