Severe Workplace Injuries in Antigo, Wisconsin
Employers in Antigo reported 11 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2017 through September 2024: 5 workers hospitalized and 6 amputations (55% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 8 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Antigo since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 32 inspections at Antigo workplaces, and 25 of them (78%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 64 serious, 0 willful and 0 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $220,970.
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Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Equipment Company (complaint, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $14,903 |
| Amron A Division Of Amtec Corporation (referral, details) | 6 (4 serious+) | $20,218 |
| Waldner & Sons Construction, Inc. (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,987 |
| Northeast Asphalt, Inc. (referral, details) | 3 | $11,254 |
| Timber Creek Resources LLC (referral, details) | 8 (6 serious+) | $15,084 |
| Sartori Company (complaint, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $15,625 |
| Ace Equipment Company (complaint, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $3,281 |
| Kitsemble Builders LLC (programmed, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $6,698 |
| Ace Equipment Company (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $9,844 |
| Fleet Wholesale Supply Company (referral, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $10,534 |
| Amron A Division Of Amtec Corporation (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,803 |
| Johnson Electric Coil Co., Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,437 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 11 newest severe injury reports from Antigo employers, as OSHA published them.
Sep 29, 2024 · Aspirus Langlade Hospital Hospitalized
On September 29, 2024, an employee was walking into work through the parking lot when she tripped and fell on a city gas cap that was not flush with the parking lot pavement. The employee was hospitalized with an open comminuted proximal ulnar fracture to her right arm.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Forearm(s) · Health care and social assistance
May 28, 2024 · Window Solutions inc. DBA Renewal by Andersen Amputation
An employee was cutting alongside a square using a utility knife when the blade slipped and amputated the tip of his left thumb.
Injured by object held or wielded by person · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Retail
Feb 8, 2024 · Timber Creek Resources LLC Amputation
An employee was unjamming a chain conveyor when it moved and the employee's middle fingertip was amputated. The machine was energized at the time.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1728354
Aug 11, 2022 · Aspirus Langlade Hospital Hospitalized
An employee was using a step ladder to retrieve a box from the top shelf in a kitchen storage area. As the employee was coming down the ladder, she put the box she retrieved onto a lower shelf so she could step off the ladder without something in her hands. As she stepped back, she missed the last rung of the ladder and fell backward onto her left side, resulting in a dislocated left ankle that was also broken in three spots.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Ankle(s) · Health care and social assistance
Sep 13, 2021 · Fleet Wholesale Supply Company Hospitalized
On September 13, 2021, an employee was using a rolling ladder to restock shelves. The ladder moved as the employee stepped back onto it, causing the employee to fall to the floor about 10 feet below and suffer a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Hip(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1554204
Apr 5, 2021 · Johnson Electric Coil Co., Inc. Amputation
An employee was operating a shearing machine when their left middle finger was caught in the clamp's pinch point, resulting in a partial amputation to the nail area.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1524875
Nov 27, 2019 · Plaspack U.S.A., Inc. Amputation
An employee was operating the core cutter. When the employee lowered the core cutter, the blade (18") caught the core (7" long). The employee's right thumb was then pulled into the blade, partially amputating the right thumb including the nail bed.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1452966
Feb 26, 2019 · Plaspack U.S.A., Inc. Hospitalized
On February 26, 2019, at approximately 12:15 p.m., an employee at Plaspack U.S.A., Inc. was cleaning the rubber rollers on a knitter machine when a chain and sprocket located above the floor grabbed her clothes and pulled her into a rotating shaft bracket. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the top of her legs and a puncture wound.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1382752
Oct 17, 2018 · Kretz Lumber Co., Inc. Amputation
An employee was troubleshooting equipment when the employee's left index finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1355049
Mar 26, 2018 · Timber Creek Resources LLC Amputation
An employee was sliding a cant onto a scissor lift material table when his right index finger was caught between two cants and amputated.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1305876
Sep 30, 2017 · Guenthner Potato Co. Inc. Hospitalized
On September 30, 2017, at approximately 1:30 p.m., an employee was cleaning vines from a conveyor when the employee's right arm was caught in the conveyor, breaking the arm and hand.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Hand(s) and arm(s) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing · OSHA inspection 1268141
After a workplace injury in Wisconsin
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Wisconsin
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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