Severe Workplace Injuries in Hudson, Wisconsin

Jul 11, 2025 · NEO Electrical Solutions LLC Hospitalized

On July 11, 2025, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was on the fourth step of an 6-foot step ladder, manually pulling wire. He encountered resistance and the connection to the tape came loose. He lost his balance and fell to the floor, sustaining a fractured pelvis.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Pelvis · Construction

Nov 21, 2024 · Glenbrook Building Supply, Inc. Hospitalized

On November 21, 2024, an employee was operating a truck-mounted forklift, with stabilizers deployed, to move a stack of dimensional lumber onto a truck. With the load of lumber raised, the stabilizers retracted and the forklift lost ground contact. This caused the forklift to abruptly lunge forward and the employee struck the interior of the roll cage. The employee was hospitalized with multiple head lacerations that required eight stitches in the front of his head and two staples in the back of his head, facial fractures, three cracked vertebrae in his neck and upper back, and a shin laceration.

Nonroadway noncollision incident · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1791957

Jun 27, 2024 · KOBRA MOLDS LLC Amputation

On June 27, 2024, an employee was assembling a completed mold top weighing 1,261 pounds. The hook from the hoist was under tension. She went to adjust the hook and it moved, catching her left thumb against the mold top. She sustained an amputation to the tip of the thumb.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1763063

May 28, 2024 · TD&I Cable Maintenance, LLC Hospitalized

On May 28, 2024, the injured employee climbed on a trailer to perform a repair on a horizontal directional drill. A second employee was offloading the drill and drove the drill so the ramp could be deployed. The injured employee's lower right leg became caught between the tracks of the drill and the trailer, resulting in fractures to the ankle and tibia.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Ankle(s) and leg(s) (other) · Construction

May 20, 2024 · Airworthy, Inc. Hospitalized

On May 20, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee was using a rolling ladder to store material in the shipping dock area when he lost footing and fell down the steps to the concrete ground, injuring his left elbow and left hip. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Upper and lower extremities (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1751285

Aug 10, 2022 · R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC Amputation

After unloading a delivery on August 10, 2022, at 11:45 AM, an employee was folding up the liftgate when his left hand was caught between the bumper and the liftgate causing a partial amputation of his middle fingertip.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Fingertip(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Dec 10, 2021 · Dedicated Logistics, Inc Hospitalized

On December 10, 2021, at approximately 11:45 p.m., a Dedicated Logistics, Inc. employee was pulling a jack stand from beneath a semi-trailer to connect to their spotter/yard dog tractor to the trailer. The employee slipped on ice and snow on the trailer lot and landed on their head, neck, and shoulder area. The employee was hospitalized with nerve damage at the neck and shoulder area.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Multiple body parts (other) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1569458

Apr 13, 2021 · Phillips-Medisize, LLC. Hospitalized

On April 13, 2021, an employee was operating a walkie rider when their leg was pinned between the walkie rider and a pallet, resulting in a fractured right tibia.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Lower leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Mar 24, 2021 · Preco, Inc. Amputation

On March 24, 2021, an employee was running a 10-inch laminating rotary dye press machine when their right hand was caught in a raw material called "webbing" which pulled their hand between two rollers and caused a partial amputation to three fingers.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1523944

Oct 30, 2019 · Nor-Lake, Incorporated Hospitalized

On October 30, 2019, at approximately 1:40 a.m., an employee was placing steel pallet forms used to create foam insulation panels into a press. The pallets are guided into the press by rollers located underneath the pallets. As the employee was moving a pallet form into the press, the pallet form became stuck on the guide rollers. The employee was attempting to reach up to free the pallet when the roller drive mechanism engaged, causing the employee's right hand to be caught between the pallet and a vertical steel press support column. The employee suffered a fracture of the 5th metacarpal in the right hand (pinky finger between knuckle and wrist joint), requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Hand(s) · Manufacturing

Feb 7, 2019 · MENARD, INC. Hospitalized

On February 7, 2019, at 3:16 p.m., an employee slipped and fell on the sidewalk while walking to the employee's vehicle. The employee sustained a hip injury.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Hip(s) · Retail

Mar 14, 2018 · Dexsa Company Ltd. Amputation

An employee was pushing a piece of stock through a double miter saw when the stock stopped. The employee's left hand continued to move forward and went under the guard, contacting the two 12-inch saw blades. The employee's left middle and pointer fingers were amputated.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1305194

Feb 12, 2018 · St. Croix Insulation Inc. Hospitalized

An employee fell approximately 18 feet from an extension ladder and was hospitalized for broken bones that will require surgery.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Nonclassifiable · Construction · OSHA inspection 1296254

Dec 28, 2017 · CARDINAL GLASS INDUSTRIES Hospitalized

On December 28, 2017, an employee was troubleshooting a pressure washer unit to determine why water was not spraying out of the spray nozzle. Pressurized water and air pressure released when the employee removed the cap/lid to inspect an internal screen. The employee's hand tool and the cap/lid then struck the employee's face, fracturing bones in the nose and forehead and lacerating the right pinky finger.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Multiple face locations · Transportation and warehousing

Jun 2, 2017 · Waste Management, Inc. Hospitalized

On June 2, 2017, an employee was driving and performing waste removal tasks when he experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Mar 21, 2017 · Wisconsin Corrugated Pallets, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a beam saw when he made contact with the moving blade, cutting his right hand.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1221041

Feb 20, 2017 · Anchor Paper Company Hospitalized

On February 20, 2017, an employee was getting materials from on top of an elevated mezzanine when the employee fell 8 to 10 feet to the lower level. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration and hematoma on the right shin and a bruised left hip and eye.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1213029

Sep 8, 2016 · Backyard Paradise Landscaping, LLC. Amputation

An employee was cutting a stake with a skill saw when the saw amputated about one inch of his right index finger.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Apr 26, 2016 · MENARD, INC. Hospitalized

On April 26, 2016, an employee was standing on a rolling ladder/stairway to retrieve merchandise from overhead storage. The employee fell approximately 8 feet off the ladder to the floor, suffering a broken shoulder, elbow, and hip.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1144288

Apr 22, 2016 · Total Excavating, LLC Hospitalized

On April 22, 2016, an employee was backing up in the trench while directing an excavator operator to come back with the bucket when he was crushed between the excavator bucket and a water main behind him. He suffered cracked ribs and contusions to the left side of his chest.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Construction · OSHA inspection 1144144