Severe Workplace Injuries in Neenah, Wisconsin

Mar 20, 2025 · Roehl Transport Hospitalized

On March 20, 2025, while an employee was walking down stairs, the employee fell and broke a leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Feb 10, 2025 · The Binding Edge, Inc. Amputation

An employee was setting up a book-binding machine. She was correcting a problem in the machine when she suffered a partial amputation to the left index fingertip, caused by a belt and gear.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1804935

Apr 10, 2024 · R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was adjusting an IR cable for a wireless barcode scanner while standing on the floorboard of a forklift when they slipped and fell to the concrete floor, fracturing their right hip.

Other fall to lower level · Hip joint(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Feb 19, 2024 · Neenah Enterprises Inc. Amputation

An employee was using a hydraulic hoist to lower a 200-pound manhole cover into a frame so a safety hinge could be installed. The lid became dislodged and fell from the hook, landing on the employee's fingertips. He suffered an amputation to the left middle fingertip, as well as an avulsion to the left ring fingertip.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 16, 2024 · Horseshoe Beverages Hospitalized

On January 16, 2024, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift when his left ankle was crushed between the outer edge of the forklift and a section of racking. He fell to the floor while his ankle was still pinned. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Ankle(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1725177

Dec 1, 2023 · Horseshoe Beverages Hospitalized

On November 30, 2023, an employe was working on a clean-in-place circuit. When the employee opened the clamp for the probe, they were sprayed by 133-degree water and suffered second-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Nonclassifiable · Wholesale trade

Feb 24, 2023 · Michels Power Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was leaving the operator platform of a digger derrick. The employee stepped off their seat onto the catwalk and slipped on ice. The employee fell to the catwalk and the ground below, resulting in a forehead laceration and broken wrists.

Other fall to lower level · Wrist(s) · Construction

Feb 21, 2023 · Dixon Ticonderoga Company Amputation

An employee was cleaning a flexographic press when their left hand was caught in the machine and three fingers were crushed. Their index finger sustained an amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1653624

Nov 15, 2022 · Neenah Enterprises Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using a pencil grinder equipped with a cutting wheel to enlarge an opening for an LCD display in a steel access door. The cutting wheel shattered and a fragment struck the employee in the face, resulting in a laceration to the right cheek and a fractured tooth. The employee was hospitalized.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Multiple face locations · Manufacturing

Sep 13, 2022 · Amcor Amputation

An employee was using sand paper to polish a roll that was being turned on a lathe. The lathe pulled in the employee's right hand, causing the amputation of the ring and little fingers.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1624193

Jul 6, 2022 · Crucible Foundry, LLC Hospitalized

Two employees were using a magnet attachment on a hoist to turn over a large steel plate to put it in a machine for cleaning. The steel plate fell from the magnet and struck the injured employee resulting in a fractured right leg and lacerations.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1607331

Jul 3, 2022 · Galloway Company Hospitalized

An employee was filling a tank with hot water. The connection between the hot water supply and the blending tank broke and 205-degree water from the supply line burned the employee's chest, upper legs, and left wrist.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1607195

Jun 7, 2022 · Industrial Machine Services LLC Hospitalized

An employee was working on a hydraulic knife used for cutting paper for recycling when the knife came down on the employee's left leg and foot, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Foot(feet) and leg(s) · Other services

May 15, 2022 · Neenah Enterprises Inc. Hospitalized

An employee moved the equipment that pours molten metal into molds away from the access platform so that the overhead jib crane could remove the plug on top for cleaning. When he attempted to jump back to the access platform, which was approximately 39 inches away, his open fire-resistant shirt caught on the guardrail gate, causing him to fall approximately 14 feet to the floor below. He suffered broken ribs and bruises and was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1599413

Apr 27, 2022 · TIDI Products, LLC Amputation

On April 27, 2022, an employee was operating a band sealer when its outfeed jammed. She was clearing it when the jammed piece pulled her into the machine; this triggered the machine to actuate, and a knife in it partially amputated her index and ring fingertips without bone loss.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1593327

Mar 4, 2022 · Neenah-Menasha YMCA Hospitalized

An employee slipped while stepping off a 2- to 3-inch-high step/cement barrier. She fell to the floor, suffering a broken pelvis, and was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Pelvis · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Mar 1, 2022 · Neenah Enterprises Inc. Amputation

An employee was using a come-a-long to adjust steel plates in the tumble blasting machine. When the employee released the pressure on the come-a-long, their left thumb was caught between a steel plate and the edge of the machine. The thumb tip was partially amputated.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1581938

Feb 24, 2022 · Dixon Ticonderoga Company Amputation

On February 24, 2022, an employee was trying to remove a jam on a machine that was in front of a trim blower's fan intake. The employee's right hand contacted the blower fan blade. The employee suffered an injury to the middle finger that necessitated a medical revision amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1580960

Jan 25, 2022 · Neenah Enterprises Inc. Amputation

On January 25, 2022, two employees were filling core boxes using a sand auger. As a core box was filling, the employees noticed the leather chute, which extends from the auger opening approximately a foot, partially detached from the auger arm and was hanging by only one side. This caused the sand, catalyst, and hardener mixture to clog inside the leather chute and risked pulling off the chute completely. While the injured employee entered the auger area, the second employee went to get a pair of pliers to tighten the wing bolts used to secure the leather chute to the auger. The second employee returned with the pliers and was given the leather chute, which had been removed by the injured employee. The second employee was using the pliers to clean the cute and remove material that had hardened inside. The injured employee was attempting to push the auger arm out of the way when they slipped and their hand entered the chute opening. The injured employee's left hand had made contact with the auger, which was still in operation, and resulted in a partial amputation to the index and little finger with a total amputation of the ring and middle fingers.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1576333

Jun 14, 2021 · Bayland Transport Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was attaching a trailer to a semi truck. While the employee was raising the dollies using the landing gear crank, it became difficult to crank. The employee bent down to see if the dolly legs were coming up when the tension in the crank caused it to come back and hit the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken jaw.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Jaw, chin · Transportation and warehousing

Feb 5, 2021 · Compass Group USA Hospitalized

An employee was walking into a building after retrieving a small bank deposit bag from the service vehicle when they slipped and fell on the floor at the entryway to the building, resulting in a fractured left humerus.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Upper arm(s) · Hotels and restaurants

Dec 29, 2020 · Progressive Hose and Fittings LLC Amputation

During setup of a hydraulic hose cutoff machine, an employee was removing a piece of scrap hose when the machine activated and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1508618

Sep 2, 2020 · Bent Tubes LLC Amputation

An employee was leaning over the laser sensors using his finger to check that a part was not rotating in the pipe bending machine when he slipped and fell into the clamp on the machine. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1491997

Aug 23, 2020 · Bimbo Bakeries USA Hospitalized

An employee was in a restroom when the automatic lights shut off. He was trying to find the exit when his head struck the wall. He lost consciousness and suffered head, neck, and back injuries.

Struck against stationary object or equipment (other) · Head, neck, and trunk · Retail

May 4, 2020 · Michels Corporation Amputation

An employee was installing/winding a rope on a four-drum, motorized rope puller. The employee's right little finger was caught between the rope and the drum, and 1/2 inch was amputated from the tip of the finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction

Jan 8, 2020 · Bent Tubes LLC Amputation

An employee was clearing a sponge that had become stuck in a pneumatic bench-mounted launcher. The employee's hand got entangled in the machine's piston, causing a fingertip amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1456589

Oct 2, 2019 · NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY Hospitalized

An employee was trying to unjam a tool. The employee's hand was caught between a conveyor and a belt, causing an injury that required hospitalization.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1436242

Sep 25, 2019 · Maxcess Amputation

An employee was using an overhead crane to lift a 1,000-plus-pound roll (in a cardboard box, with a piece of wood blocking the center of the roll). As the roll was being lifted, it shifted and started to fall. The end of the roll struck the employee's left middle finger, causing a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 12, 2019 · J. Ross and Associates, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was working from a ladder above a suspended ceiling. The employee fell through the ceiling to the concrete floor and suffered a broken clavicle and multiple broken vertebrae.

Fall through surface or existing opening · Multiple body parts · Real estate and rental · OSHA inspection 1409181

Mar 11, 2019 · NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY Amputation

An employee was working with a manual core blowing machine with a sliding door. The platen came down on her finger, causing a partial amputation to the right thumb.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing