Severe Workplace Injuries in Hayward, Wisconsin
Employers in Hayward reported 14 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through March 2025: 9 workers hospitalized and 5 amputations (36% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 6 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Hayward since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 28 inspections at Hayward workplaces, and 20 of them (71%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 55 serious, 0 willful and 2 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $142,042.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Lignetics Group (complaint, details) | 3 (1 serious+) | $10,167 |
| Local Roofing, LLC (planned, details) | 5 (5 serious+) | $5,807 |
| A-1 Excavating, Inc. (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $14,517 |
| Trussworks, Inc (referral, details) | 5 (5 serious+) | $5,759 |
| Tap Builders, LLC. (complaint, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $3,067 |
| Des Distributors, Inc. (complaint, details) | 2 | $14,502 |
| Stone Pro LLC (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $4,468 |
| Kvh Hayward Inc. (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 8 (7 serious+) | $17,478 |
| Evergreen Equipment, LLC (complaint, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $5,851 |
| Johnson Timber Corporation (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,524 |
| Great Lakes Renewable Energy, Inc. (complaint, details) | 3 (1 serious+) | $3,480 |
| Johnson Timber Corporation (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $4,102 |
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 14 newest severe injury reports from Hayward employers, as OSHA published them.
Mar 11, 2025 · E.H. Enterprises, LLC Hospitalized
On March 11, 2025, two employees were pulling out a window pane using a suction cup device. Each employee was working from an extension ladder. The device lost suction and one of the employees fell to the floor about 10 feet below. The employee suffered broken ribs, a bruised lung, a shin scrape, and a broken wrist.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Trunk and other upper extremities · Wholesale trade
Jan 20, 2025 · Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Hospitalized
On January 20, 2025, an employee was walking between buildings when they slipped on ice and fell. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left tibia and fibula.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 10, 2024 · Walters and Son Cabinetry LLC Amputation
On October 10, 2024, an employee was using a table saw with a 10-inch blade to rip pieces of softwood. His left thumb contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation.
Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1781785
May 17, 2024 · Trussworks, Inc Hospitalized
On May 17, 2024, at approximately 8:55 a.m., an employee was working with a co-worker to reverse and forward-feed a metal-connected wood truss through a truss press when his right arm was caught between an outside roller table outfeed roller and the truss, resulting in a laceration and fracture. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1749712
Jun 7, 2023 · Economy Garages USA Inc Hospitalized
On June 7, 2023, a residential construction crew was setting trusses. As the injured employee began descending the ladder they were on, their foot was caught on a rung, causing the employee to fall approximately 4 to 5 feet to the concrete surface below. The employee sustained a head injury.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Brain · Construction · OSHA inspection 1675894
Jan 10, 2023 · Walgreen Co. Hospitalized
On January 10, 2023, at approximately 2:25 PM, an employee taking out the trash fell on the sidewalk and hit their head, resulting in a concussion.
Fall on same level · Brain · Retail
Jul 21, 2021 · Walters & Son Cabinetry, LLC Amputation
On July 21, 2021, an employee was feeding reclaimed lumber into a wood jointer when his left ring finger contacted the machine's rotating cutter head, resulting in an amputation above the top knuckle.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Jan 31, 2020 · Adams Publishing Group, LLC Hospitalized
At approximately 3:00 a.m. on January 31, 2020, an employee was operating a delivery truck's lift gate when the employee fell forward off the lift gate after miss-stepping over the edge. The employee fell chest-down on the ground and was hospitalized with four fractured ribs.
Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing
Aug 14, 2018 · Arclin Surfaces, LLC. Amputation
An employee was operating a standard manual office paper cutter when the employee made contact with the blade, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 16, 2018 · Todd's Redi Mix Concrete, L.L.C. Hospitalized
On June 16, 2018, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was attempting to check the gear box on top of a ready mix truck when the employee slipped, fell, and struck the truck fender and the floor. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing
Jun 1, 2018 · JOHNSON TIMBER CORPORATION Hospitalized
On June 1, 2018, an employee was pressing a hydraulic shaft with a manually operated hydraulic press when a piece of metal that had not cleared the press table ejected and struck his left pinky finger, causing tendon damage that required hospitalization and stitches.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1327202
Jan 10, 2018 · Andry Rasmussen and Sons, Inc. Amputation
An employee was operating a handheld drill and attempting to drill through a brick wall when his glove was caught on the drill and his left pinky finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction
Apr 15, 2017 · Arclin Surfaces, LLC. Hospitalized
On April 15, 2017, at about 2:30 a.m., an employee was cleaning a primer day tank when the agitator in the tank started to move. The hose the employee was using to clean the tank wrapped around the agitator, causing her right arm to be caught in the moving agitator. She suffered a fractured right arm and right pinky.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Hand(s) and arm(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1226386
Apr 16, 2015 · Trussworks, Inc Amputation
On 4/16/2015 at about 10:30 a.m., an employee was oiling, cleaning, and checking tension on a moving chain when the employee's finger got caught up in the chain amputating a fingertip.
Entangled in other object or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1057176
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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