Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-03	Oak Creek	Wi	Amazon Fulfillment Center	Neck and back	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in a restroom, suffering neck and back fractures.
2021-02-17	Oak Creek	Wi	Wisconsin Electric Power Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
An employee was working at a rail switching location when he slipped and his thumb was crushed between two rails.
2020-08-20	Oak Creek	Wi	Truck Country	Multiple body parts	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Two mechanics were working on a semi. The semi was started from the ground and lurched forward, pinning one of the employees against the back of a box truck. The employee suffered a crushing injury to the left leg and torso.
2020-03-19	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Bay View Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning spilled glue from a belt and pulley. The belt and pulley grabbed the employee's right index finger and amputated it.
2020-01-20	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	QPS Employment Group, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A temporary employee slipped and fell after coming inside out of the snow, suffering a broken right ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-08-26	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Forearm(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a pallet jack to unload pallets from a semi trailer. The stack of pallets would not clear the door of the trailer, and the top pallet became stuck on the trailer door, pulling it closed on the employee's arm. The employee suffered a broken left forearm and required surgery.
2019-05-08	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	UPS	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was moving a bulk cart when the employee's right index finger was pinched between the bulk cart handle and a support beam, crushing the fingertip. As a result, the employee's fingertip was partially amputated (no bone loss).
2019-04-30	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Day & Zimmermann Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to lift a manual pallet jack up 18" with another employee. When setting the pallet jack down on the concrete walkway, the employee's left ring finger was crushed by the bottom of the pallet jack causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-03	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Stella & Chewy's LLC	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling chemical bottles with sanitizer when the sanitizer entered the employee's boot and caused a severe chemical burn to the top of his foot. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-15	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became unresponsive due to significant dehydration and heat stress, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-05	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Joseph Campione LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's right hand was caught in a conveyor and fractured while removing a tool.
2018-05-23	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Zenar Corporation	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a box cutter to open a box. The cutter slipped, cutting the employee's wrist.
2018-03-24	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Joseph Campione LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing dough from the floor when the employee's arm was caught in a conveyor and fractured.
2018-02-12	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	A&E Cleaning and Grinding, Inc.	Forehead	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was grinding on a metal part when the grinding wheel broke during use and a piece of the wheel struck the employee's forehead. The employee was hospitalized for a large laceration to the forehead and other head trauma.
2017-10-05	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Trudell Trailers of Milwaukee	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was leaning sheet metal against his body when he fell and the sheet metal fell on top of him breaking his foot.
2017-09-11	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	United States Postal Service	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was moving a motorized pallet lift across the floor when he lost consciousness and fell to the ground, striking his head on the concrete floor.
2017-08-01	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Komatsu Mining Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was moving a dump box with a forklift when the load shifted and pinched his finger causing a fingertip amputation.
2017-07-06	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill and suffered heat stress while making a delivery. He was hospitalized for severe dehydration.
2016-03-16	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Joseph Campione, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working in the proofer room, scoring and aligning dough on the conveyor line, when the conveyor moved and caught the employee between the conveyor table and a structure in the room. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and broken spine.
2016-03-14	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Stella & Chewy's, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While aligning a bag on the sample machine, an employee suffered three right-hand fingertip amputations.
2016-01-18	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	YRC Freight Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was getting off of a forklift when her clothing caught on the gear shift and put the forklift in reverse. The forklift struck her leg resulting in a bruise.
2016-01-12	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Custom Staffing Solutions, Inc.	Brain	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee experienced neck pain while pulling a barrel on some rollers. The employee was hospitalized, where doctors noticed bleeding on the brain.
2015-12-20	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was carrying a small folding table and tripped and fell on her hip.
2015-07-23	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	JB Hunt	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee stepped off a curb and fell. The employee was hospitalized with potentially cracked ribs.
2015-07-20	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Azenzya, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee amputated two fingertips while clearing out a product jam on a dust collecting system.
2015-05-28	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Mid America Steel Drum Properties, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck in the leg by a falling cover to a 55 gallon drum while working in the cover painting area. The employee received a laceration. Later, the employee was hospitalized when the laceration became infected.
2015-02-17	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	AFI Direct Service, Inc.	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a pneumatic disc grinder when the disc caught on the material being ground and broke into pieces. The disc pieces struck the employee in the side of the face causing a severe laceration from the ear to the jaw bone requiring hospitalization.
2015-01-14	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Foran Spice Company, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee in PIV training was operating a stand-up forklift. He backed into a metal rack, causing himself to be pinned between the PIV and the metal rack.