Severe Workplace Injuries in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Employers in Pleasant Prairie reported 36 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through June 2025: 28 workers hospitalized and 14 amputations (39% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 14 of them.
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OSHA inspections in Pleasant Prairie since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 128 inspections at Pleasant Prairie workplaces, and 71 of them (55%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 128 serious, 0 willful and 6 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $471,819.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Ppc Industries, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $14,895 |
| Parker Plastics, Inc. (complaint, details) | 1 | $930 |
| Voestalpine Precision Strip Wi., Inc (referral, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $15,193 |
| Sanmina Corporation (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,627 |
| Forefront Management, LLC (complaint, details) | 2 | $11,823 |
| Crown Bakeries (complaint, details) | 1 | $6,856 |
| D K Contractors, Inc. (planned, details) | 3 (1 serious+) | $27,422 |
| Voestalpine Precision Strip Wi., Inc (planned, details) | 6 (6 serious+) | $13,800 |
| Voestalpine Precision Strip Wi., Inc (follow-up, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,818 |
| Flawless Framing, LLC (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,100 |
| Rust-Oleum Corporation (referral, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $17,906 |
| Hanna Cylinders, LLC (complaint, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $5,700 |
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 30 newest severe injury reports from Pleasant Prairie employers, as OSHA published them.
Jun 17, 2025 · Miller Pipeline LLC Hospitalized
A crew was installing a pistol (electrical connection) to a new section of underground electric cable. The injured employee went to align the cable and pistol and it contacted a live bushing instead of the grounded bushing. An arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree electrical burns to his left forearm and right hand, index finger, and thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
Exposure to electric arc · Hand(s) and arm(s) (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1834578
May 7, 2025 · Landscape Concepts Management, Inc. Amputation
An employee was using a push mower to cut grass. He went to remove a clump of grass from the mower. His right-hand fingers were struck by the mower blade, resulting in the amputation of two fingers and a laceration to the index finger.
Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Dec 20, 2024 · HARIBO of America Manufacturing, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift and driving behind a sit-down forklift when they contacted the rear of the sit-down forklift. The employee's left foot was caught between the two forklifts and fractured, and they had skin tear on their lower leg.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in same direction · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Manufacturing
May 1, 2024 · Rust-Oleum Corporation Amputation
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a spray can fill process when a spring with stored energy released, pinching their right index finger and resulting in an amputation of the finger to the second knuckle. The machine was deenergized.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1745439
Apr 18, 2024 · HARIBO of America Manufacturing, LLC Amputation
An employee was unjamming product from within the distribution system when the slide gate caused a partial amputation of their right index fingertip.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1743072
Feb 7, 2024 · Nitro Steel LLC Amputation
An employee was moving two bundles of tube steel onto a transfer cart to be moved to the finished product line when his finger became pinched between the bundles, resulting in an amputation.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing
May 9, 2023 · Calumet Diversified Meats Inc. Amputation
An employee opened the door to a cutting machine in order to load more meat into the machine. The employee noticed a piece of meat stuck in the machine and went to clear it when the machine blade contacted their left middle finger. The finger was amputated at the first joint.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1671297
May 10, 2022 · NextGen Construction of Wisconsin Inc. Hospitalized
An employee conducting floor sheathing on a newly constructed residential home fell through the floor joists to the basement below. The employee sustained a punctured lung and fractures to the ribs and collar bone.
Fall through surface or existing opening · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Construction · OSHA inspection 1595345
Mar 11, 2022 · Nosco, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee tripped while stepping off an electric pallet jack, fell, and suffered a hip injury.
Fall on same level due to tripping · Hip(s) · Manufacturing
Jan 28, 2022 · EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Amputation
An employee was using a valve stem to slow the flow of chemicals from a railcar tanker to a truck tanker when his finger got caught between the valve stem and the railcar tank, resulting in a partial amputation.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 1, 2021 · Perma-Structo, Inc. Hospitalized
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.
Fall, slip, trip · Lower leg(s) · Construction
Aug 31, 2021 · Pfizer Hospitalized
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.
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle (other) · Multiple trunk locations · Manufacturing
Nov 13, 2020 · L&M Corrugated Hospitalized
An employee was running a machine that straightened corrugated boxes. While he was straightening a box by hand, the machine engaged and trapped his left leg, breaking the lower leg in two places.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1503273
Oct 23, 2020 · Rehrig Pacific Company Amputation
An employee was grinding bar stock on a bench mounted grinder and amputated their left thumb.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing
Oct 14, 2020 · J.C. Penney Hospitalized
An employee was stocking product on shelves from a two-step stepladder. The employee fell, suffering a broken left arm.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Arm(s) · Retail
Sep 24, 2020 · Iris USA, Inc Amputation
An employee's finger was caught by a material feeder's screw conveyor, causing a partial amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1495467
Mar 6, 2019 · Rust-Oleum Corporation Hospitalized
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right ankle.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Ankle(s) · Manufacturing
Feb 7, 2019 · Whelan Security of Illinois Hospitalized
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, breaking his left ankle.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Ankle(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Dec 18, 2018 · Good Foods Amputation
An employee's right ring finger was caught between the hydraulic cylinder of the juice line press and the cylinder stopper while helping to transfer pineapple juice into a transfer cart to be used on another line. This resulted in an amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1367872
Oct 19, 2018 · Central Storage and Warehouse Company Hospitalized
An employee fell and struck their head while checking a semi load, suffering a head laceration and possible concussion.
Fall, slip, trip · Brain · Transportation and warehousing
Jul 11, 2018 · PPC Industries, Inc. Amputation
An employee was changing the length of a sliding, adjustable table leg. The leg pinched and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Jul 1, 2018 · Mondi Akrosil, LLC Amputation
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.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1329661
Jun 22, 2018 · Gold Standard Baking Inc. Amputation
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.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Apr 18, 2018 · Good Foods Group, LLC Hospitalized
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.
Pedestrian vehicular incident (other) · Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1310966
Jan 13, 2018 · Fair Oaks Farms, Inc. Hospitalized
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.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1288003
Nov 9, 2017 · Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was splashed by hot water while cleaning a tank truck, suffering a second degree burn to the left shoulder and arm.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Shoulder(s) and arm(s) · Manufacturing
Sep 7, 2017 · Lazer Spot, Inc. Hospitalized
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.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Transportation and warehousing
Sep 1, 2017 · Wisconsin Electric Power Company Amputation
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.
Struck by falling object or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Utilities
Aug 18, 2017 · FAIR OAKS FARMS, L.L.C. Hospitalized
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.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Hand(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 15, 2017 · The Olds Products Company of Illinois Amputation
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.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1241571
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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