| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-05 | Germantown | Md | Amentum Services, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was unhitching a tool bar when their left little finger became caught between the tow and the trailer hitch, resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2020-06-30 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Scotts Hyponex | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was clearing an apparent jam from a dust collector machine. A rotary valve on the bottom of the dust collector amputated the first joint of the employee's right thumb. | |||||
| 2020-04-23 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Professional Service Industries Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee had unloaded a tracked drill rig off of a trailer and started to drill when the employee's pant leg became caught in the drill auger. As a result, the employee suffered a fracture to the left fibula with contusions and a hematoma, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-02-02 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Capri Communities | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| While walking into work, an employee slipped on ice that was on a sidewalk. The employee fell, suffering a broken ankle, and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2019-09-24 | Germantown Hills | Illinois | Wigand Disposal Company | Multiple face locations | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| At 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 2019, an employee was pushing a garbage cart. The employee tripped on the cart's lid and fell forward into the cart, suffering breaks to the nose and orbital bone. | |||||
| 2018-09-08 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Walmart Stores Inc. | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| An employee was assaulted leaving the store after his shift. He was hospitalized with multiple lacerations and a possible concussion. | |||||
| 2018-08-19 | Germantown | Wisconsin | GKN Sinter Metals, LLC | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using an angle grinder when the tool kicked back and severely lacerated the employee's left forearm, causing tendon and muscle damage. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-03-30 | Germantown | Wisconsin | GKN Sinter Metals, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing a 66-pound slug out of a machine. The employee had a jack under the slug and was attempting to put a washer on when the jack slipped, causing the slug to fall and hit the employee's right middle finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2017-07-21 | Germantown | Illinois | Rose Acre Farms Inc. dba Germantown Egg Farm | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping coworkers install a new manure belt using a cable and pulley system. The cable stopped under tension and the employee went to adjust it. The tension released, and the employee's right ring and pinky fingers were caught between the cable, pulley, and housing. The employee's right ring finger was partially amputated and the pinky finger was broken. | |||||
| 2017-06-16 | Germantown | New York | Hudson Post Office | Forearm(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee was delivering a package and sustained lacerations when he was bitten on the forearm by a dog. | |||||
| 2017-05-30 | Germantown | Illinois | Germantown Egg Farm | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was observing manure belts for problems when the employee's left hand was caught and crushed within the running gears that drive the belts. | |||||
| 2017-03-30 | Germantown | Wisconsin | MAC Metal Products of Wisconsin, Inc. | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was lifting a pallet when the pallet fell on their hand and wrist. The injury required surgery to relieved the pressure and swelling. | |||||
| 2017-01-11 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Westrock CP, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the waste chopper. The auger of the waste chopper is driven by two belts that are on a single wheel/sprocket; the belts and the motor that drives them are locked in a cabinet. As the employee was accessing the cabinet to retrieve a tool, his right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the belt and pulley, resulting in amputation. The machine was running at the time. | |||||
| 2016-01-21 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Gehl Foods, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| A maintenance employee was rebuilding a valve, using air pressure to compress and seat a spring into place. The air pressure came off and the valve spring released. The employee's left-hand fingers were pinched between the spring and valve housing port, partially amputating a fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-07-28 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Gehl Foods, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| On 7/28/15, an employee had been operating lift truck. After getting off the truck, the truck moved and bumped into the employee's leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2015-05-15 | Germantown | Wisconsin | McDonald's Corporation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| On May 15, 2015, an employee picked up an approximately 20-pound box of oil, sat it back down, and experienced pain in his left arm and back. He later found out he pulled a muscle and had a collapsed lung. | |||||