| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-04 | Kenosha | Wi | KWIK TRIP #312 | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell while walking out of a kitchen. The employee's side struck the floor, and the employee suffered an injury to the shoulder, back, and side. The employee was hospitalized for hip surgery. | |||||
| 2021-07-08 | Kenosha | Wi | Monarch Plastics Inc | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was performing work on a machine when the machine's cover fell onto his leg, resulting in a broken leg. | |||||
| 2020-08-28 | Kenosha | Wi | Herbo International | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a hand vacuum to clean up tea powder around a machine. Her cleaning rag fell off the side of the machine into a coned-shape opening where bags of material were being cut. She tried grabbing her rag with her left hand, but the rag was caught and pulled by the machine. As she tried pulling the rag out, her left index fingertip was cut by the machine blades. | |||||
| 2020-07-02 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Uline, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was cleaning a light fixture on a loading dock. Her foot was entangled in the dock door's pull rope and she fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2020-04-30 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Menard, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was attempting to manually open an overhead garage door when the cables on which the door ran, snapped, causing the door to come down on his hand. He suffered a broken hand, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2020-04-13 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | QPS Employment Group | Head and trunk | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| A temporary employee was trying to turn a riding pallet jack when he lost his balance and fell from the pallet jack, landing on his tail bone/back and hitting his head. He was hospitalized with bruising to his back and head. | |||||
| 2019-07-24 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Bradshaw Medical, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was polishing a small stainless steel part when their glove was caught in the spindle of the polishing machine resulting in amputation of the right middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-06-25 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | RCK Foods | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was burned by steam, hot water, and a caustic cleaning chemical while disconnecting a pipe during a clean in place (CIP) process. The employee was hospitalized with second and third degree burns. | |||||
| 2019-04-26 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | All Seasons Remodeling | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was cleaning a window and fell about 8 feet from a stairway landing to a lower level. The employee suffered multiple broken bones. | |||||
| 2019-03-29 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Point Ready Mix | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was transitioning from a ladder to the fender step of a ready-mix truck when the employee slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground, suffering a fractured tibia. | |||||
| 2018-07-07 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Froedtert South | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was checking the chlorine levels in a therapy pool. A cover was removed so that chlorine tablets could be added; chlorine gas was released and the employee breathed it in. Suffering respiratory distress, the employee was hospitalized about 7 hours later. | |||||
| 2018-07-06 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Gordon Food Service, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was using an electric pallet jack to haul freight at the end of an aisle when his left foot slid off the jack as it was turning and was crushed/fractured between the jack and a corner beam. | |||||
| 2018-06-09 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Amazon.Dedc.com, LLC | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was working in a semi-trailer placing packages onto a conveyor when one of the packages fell and struck the employee on the head. The employee suffered a possible concussion. | |||||
| 2018-03-18 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. | Heel(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was pulling orders while riding a powered pallet jack down an aisle when his left foot was crushed between the pallet jack and an adjacent rack support, fracturing his left heel. | |||||
| 2017-08-26 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was travelling on a forklift when it began to slide on a damp floor. The employee's left foot was then crushed between the forklift and steel bollards, amputating a toe tip. | |||||
| 2017-07-20 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was driving a forklift on a freezer block when he lost control and slid into a coworker's power jack. His left foot was pinned and crushed between the forklift and the jack, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc | Brain | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was unloading a semi-trailer with a pallet jack when the employee's head became wedged between a product box and the door or wall of the semi-trailer. The employee suffered a concussion. | |||||
| 2017-05-17 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INC. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving pallets in a truck trailer and used his left foot to move a broken pallet stringer. The following morning, his left big toe was swollen and had blood blisters, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-01-07 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was attempting to remove meat from a meat grinder when it activated and fractured the employee's left arm, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-10-14 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Linear Rubber Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the rubber mill. His left hand was on the controls when his right hand reached under the rubber mill and was caught between the two rollers resulting in multiple finger amputations. | |||||
| 2016-08-22 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | S. T. Specialty Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a 5-inch pry bar with an angled end to clean glue off from a roller wheel when his left third finger was struck by the angled end of the tool, causing a laceration that required sutures and a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2016-02-11 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc. | Head, neck, and trunk | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway |
| An employee was backing out of a parking spot when the employee's vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The employee suffered head, neck, and back injuries. | |||||
| 2016-02-08 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Wind Point Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a drill press while using gloves. The gloves were caught in the drill, lacerating part of the employee's thumb. | |||||
| 2016-02-04 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Ardent Mills, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working on a rail car opener when the employee's safety vest became entangled on the rotating shaft pulling the employee in and breaking bones. The employee also lost consciousness. | |||||
| 2016-01-15 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Amazon.com.dedc, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking in the parking lot, slipped on ice, and fell breaking a leg. | |||||
| 2015-03-16 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Reesman's Excavating & Grading, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell into an active excavation. The crew was setting trench boxes while the employee stood beside one of them. As the operator attempted to position the box, it dropped approximately 3 feet, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall into the excavation. The employee sustained serious injuries: a dislocated shoulder, a small chip in a bone, and a slight crack in his pelvis. | |||||
| 2015-02-25 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Kenosha Beef International, Ltd. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Employee working in the Birchwood North Production area attempted to unjam the freezer tunnel with a tool. The employee reached in with the tool (a few inches) when the tool became caught and dragged her hand into the equipment. Her right index finger came into contact with a pinch point (a roller and the guard), amputating her fingertip. | |||||