Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Pleasant Prairie	Wi	Perma-Structo, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was pouring concrete when his foot slipped and became caught between the form and the board, resulting in a broken fibula and tibia.
2021-08-31	Pleasant Prairie	Wi	Pfizer	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-up reach forklift in a warehouse. The forklift struck a guardrail and ejected the employee, who landed on the floor and suffered multiple rib fractures, a lung issue, and muscle damage around the hip.
2020-10-14	Pleasant Prairie	Wi	J.C. Penney	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stocking product on shelves from a two-step stepladder. The employee fell, suffering a broken left arm.
2020-09-24	Pleasant Prairie	Wi	Iris USA, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was caught by a material feeder's screw conveyor, causing a partial amputation.
2019-03-06	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Rust-Oleum Corporation	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right ankle.
2019-02-07	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Whelan Security of Illinois	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, breaking his left ankle.
2018-07-11	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	PPC Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing the length of a sliding, adjustable table leg. The leg pinched and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2018-07-01	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Mondi Akrosil, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning condensation off a roller on a coating machine when a nip point (between that roller and another) caught the employee's fingers. The employee suffered an amputation of the right index fingertip and crushing injuries to the middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-22	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Gold Standard Baking Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing a tray on a conveyor line when their finger was pinched between the conveyor's belt and side rail. The employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2018-04-18	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Good Foods Group, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
On 4/18/2018, at 8:00 PM, a pallet of juice, which was being moved by an electric pallet jack, struck the corner of a packing table, causing it to pin an employee between the table and the discharge conveyor. The injured employee suffered contusions to her abdomen and back, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-13	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Fair Oaks Farms, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working below a load that was being lowered by a forklift when the load fell off the forklift and struck the employee, causing a head injury.
2017-09-07	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Lazer Spot, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was delivering a load to a company. When he opened his truck trailer doors, he was struck by falling pallets with products on them. He suffered hand and neck lacerations and a cervical neck injury that required hospitalization.
2017-09-01	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Electric Power Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On September 1, 2017, an employee was standing and waiting for a silo to empty when a piece of angle iron fell from above and struck the employee's hand, amputating the thumb tip.
2017-08-18	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	FAIR OAKS FARMS, L.L.C.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clean dirt from a conveyor when her smock was caught in the pulley and her left hand was crushed and lacerated in the pulley, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-15	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	The Olds Products Company of Illinois	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was manually turning the belts on a faulty cracking mill when it suddenly turned on and amputated one of his fingertips. The mill machine was not locked out at the time.
2016-10-07	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Fair Oaks Farms, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking to the break area, an employee tripped on a mat, fell to the ground, and fractured the left knee.
2016-05-23	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Good Foods, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized for possible carbon monoxide poisoning while batching garbanzo beans.
2016-04-06	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	OLDS PRODUCTS COMPANY OF ILLINOIS	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee entered a robotic palletizing area to adjust tape that was sticking to boxes. The employee was struck by a robotic arm, suffering pain and contusions on the right side of the ribs and neck area. The system was not de-energized at the time of the incident.
2015-12-07	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Albany-Chicago Company LLC	Pelvic region	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was moving a pallet with a manual pallet jack when a forklift operator struck the employee while making a U-turn. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a possible hip fracture, requiring surgery.
2015-02-19	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	IRIS USA, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a truck. The dock plate that joins the ramp to the truck was frozen, so the employee jumped on it and exacerbated a prior back injury.