Worker in Wisconsin dies getting caught in machine that 3M company knew was dangerous, feds say

A 3M Company employee was helping set up a plastic extrusion line when they became caught in the machine’s rotating rollers and died, according to federal authorities. The 3M Company reported the May 2023 worker death at its facility in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, prompting the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate, according to a Nov. 7 news release. Investigators determined the worker’s death could have been prevented by 3M, described as “one of the world’s best known manufacturing companies,” according to the release. “The safety and health...