Mueller Pallets, L.L.C.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Mueller Pallets, L.L.C. | Report ID | 2025043318 |
| Address | 27059 Mueller Place | City, State ZIP | SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57108 |
| Event Date | April 9, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Boring, planing, milling machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | 1817392 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.46000, -96.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating wood milling industrial machinery. The employee went to perform maintenance and adjust a hydraulic cylinder on the wood milling machine when three of his fingers were caught between cylinder locks. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On April 9, 2025, a worker at Mueller Pallets, L.L.C. in SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with boring, planing, milling machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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