Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy, LLC

Struck by door, gate, window — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy, LLC in KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN
Employer Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy, LLC Report ID 2025032300
Address N4893 County Rd. C City, State ZIP KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN 54216
Event Date March 11, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by door, gate, window Source of Injury Gates
Secondary Source Cattle, bovines
Industry (NAICS) 112120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.49000, -87.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting cows into stalls for milking. Two cows entered the same stall. The employee held the gate open with their right hand while getting one of the cows out of the stall; on exiting, the cow hit the gate, causing it to pinch and injure the employee's right thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2025, a worker at Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy, LLC in KEWAUNEE, WISCONSIN suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by door, gate, window, with gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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