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4,276 OSHA severe injury reports in WISCONSIN.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 4,276 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2016 | VAN ERT ELECTRIC COMPANY INC. | ROTHSCHILD, Wisconsin | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2016 | Good Foods, LLC | PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wisconsin | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2016 | Wigdahl Electric Company | MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Strains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2016 | Sensient Flavors LLC | JUNEAU, Wisconsin | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 21, 2016 | Cree, Inc. | RACINE, Wisconsin | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2016 | Federal Industries, Ltd. | BELLEVILLE, Wisconsin | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2016 | Brillion Iron Works | BRILLION, Wisconsin | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Third or fourth degree electrical burns | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2016 | JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE, INC | BARRON, Wisconsin | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 20, 2016 | Birds Eye Foods, Inc. | DARIEN, Wisconsin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 19, 2016 | KONZ WOOD PRODUCTS INC | APPLETON, Wisconsin | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 18, 2016 | Jack's Lawn & Landscape Inc. | APPLETON, Wisconsin | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2016 | Palermo Villa, Inc. | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 17, 2016 | Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC | STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2016 | J & L Fiber Services, Inc. | WAUKESHA, Wisconsin | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 13, 2016 | Tri-State Regional Ambulance | LA CROSSE, Wisconsin | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2016 | Ball Corporation | DE FOREST, Wisconsin | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Heel(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2016 | WILLMAN INDUSTRIES, INC | CEDAR GROVE, Wisconsin | Other jump to lower level, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 12, 2016 | Paper Converting Machine Company | GREEN BAY, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 10, 2016 | The Trane Company | LA CROSSE, Wisconsin | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2016 | Waldo Implement, Inc. | WALDO, Wisconsin | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2016 | Statz Restoration & Engineering Co. | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2016 | O'Keefe Incorporated | RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 9, 2016 | Purina Animal Nutrition | UNION CENTER, Wisconsin | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2016 | Mt. Olympus Resorts, LLC | WISCONSIN DELLS, Wisconsin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| May 7, 2016 | Supple GC Oshkosh, LLC. | OSHKOSH, Wisconsin | Ingestion of harmful substance | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2016 | SSI Technologies, Inc. | JANESVILLE, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 4, 2016 | TERRA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP. | RHINELANDER, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 3, 2016 | ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | SAINT CROIX FALLS, Wisconsin | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2016 | Clean Power, L.L.C. | WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin | Fall on same level due to slipping | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2016 | Lanter Delivery Systems, Inc. | MENOMONIE, Wisconsin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 2, 2016 | Larry Meyer Construction Co., LLC | WAUSAU, Wisconsin | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Keene's Transfer, Inc. | TOMAH, Wisconsin | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2016 | O'Keefe Incorporated | RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 27, 2016 | Klement's Sausage Co., Inc. | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 27, 2016 | US Postal Service | FORT ATKINSON, Wisconsin | Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. | Herniated discs | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 26, 2016 | MENARD, INC. | HUDSON, Wisconsin | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 25, 2016 | Driftless Meats & More LLC | VIROQUA, Wisconsin | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Crushing injuries | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 22, 2016 | KG Marketing and Bag Co., Inc. | WAUKESHA, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Rytec Corporation | JACKSON, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Total Excavating, LLC | HUDSON, Wisconsin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Briggs & Stratton Corporation | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Modern Crane Service, Inc. | SOMERS, Wisconsin | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Cardinal IG Company | SPRING GREEN, Wisconsin | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Mills Fleet Farm | MARSHFIELD, Wisconsin | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2016 | Link Snacks, Inc. | MINONG, Wisconsin | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 17, 2016 | CARDINAL FG COMPANY | MENOMONIE, Wisconsin | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Kleen Test Products Corporation | PORT WASHINGTON, Wisconsin | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Van Wyks, Inc. | MEQUON, Wisconsin | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Froedtert Health Inc. | MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin | Struck against object or equipment while moving it | Cuts, lacerations | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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