MENARD, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | MENARD, INC. | Report ID | 2020010236 |
| Address | 4787 County Line Road, Building 23 | City, State ZIP | EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703 |
| Event Date | January 9, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 444110 | Inspection # | 1455893 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.85000, -91.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 9, 2020, an industrial mechanic was replacing suction cups on an end-of-arm tool for a robotic depalletizing machine in a distribution plant. The employee was on an elevated depalletizing table between the depalletizing machine and a conveyor. A mechanical bar (used to push palletized merchandise from the depalletizing table onto the adjacent conveyor) struck the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized, requiring stitches and then surgery. The area was guarded with light curtains at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On January 9, 2020, a worker at MENARD, INC. in EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN suffered cuts, lacerations to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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