Severe Workplace Injuries in Rothschild, Wisconsin
Employers in Rothschild reported 19 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through July 2024: 12 workers hospitalized and 8 amputations (42% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 8 of them.
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Industries
How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in Rothschild since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 41 inspections at Rothschild workplaces, and 27 of them (66%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 67 serious, 0 willful and 1 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $219,146.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry, Inc. (complaint, details) | 1 | $5,788 |
| Km Exteriors LLC (planned, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $2,382 |
| Little Wolf Automotive, LLC (complaint, details) | 8 (8 serious+) | $10,592 |
| Little Wolf Automotive, LLC (complaint, details) | 7 (7 serious+) | $10,592 |
| Domtar Paper, LLC (complaint, details) | 1 | $5,000 |
| Wausau Homes Inc (referral, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $20,000 |
| Schuette Metals, Inc. (referral, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $16,256 |
| Wausau Tile Inc. (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $4,465 |
| Domtar Paper, LLC (referral, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $7,305 |
| Imperial Industries Inc. (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $7,711 |
| Wausau Tile Inc. (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $3,441 |
| Kerry, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $8,193 |
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 19 newest severe injury reports from Rothschild employers, as OSHA published them.
Jul 18, 2024 · Wausau Homes Inc Hospitalized
An employee was working from a ladder as an exterior wall was loaded and placed onto a trailer. The load shifted from an overhead crane and pushed the ladder, making it unstable and causing the employee to fall. The employee suffered fractured ribs and bruising.
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact · Rib(s), oblique area · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1766019
Nov 6, 2023 · Imperial Industries Inc. Amputation
An employee had been welding in a tank, and left to retrieve more material. When they returned, their finger got caught in a loop of wire at the opening of the tank. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
Contact with objects and equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 5, 2023 · Wausau Tile Inc. Amputation
On October 5, 2023, an employee's fingers were in the holes of a concrete planter. When air was applied to the planter to release the plug, the planter dropped. The employee's left and right index fingertips were caught between the concrete planter and the plug and were amputated.
Struck by falling object or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 25, 2023 · Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Amputation
On 8/25/2023, an employees was changing the forks on a forklift when two of their left fingers were amputated.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing
Aug 10, 2023 · Wausau Tile Inc. Hospitalized
On August 10, 2023, an employee was checking tags on pallets he was about to package for shipping. After checking the tags, the employee stood up, turned, and started walking. They were struck by a moving forklift and sustained a broken right femur requiring hospitalization.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1691360
Jul 18, 2023 · Imperial Industries Inc. Amputation
An employee was cutting a base plate with a hand grinder when their left index finger was caught in the grinder and partially amputated.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 7, 2023 · DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY LLC Hospitalized
On June 7, 2023, at 10:00 PM, an employee was attempting to identify an operational issue with a rubber biomass boiler conveyor and the scraper on the bottom of the conveyor. Power to the conveyor was shut off and he removed a metal guard and set it down on a nearby catwalk. The employee tripped and braced himself on a nearby bearing housing. The bearing housing shifted when power to the conveyor was lost and the employee's right hand was pinched between the conveyor enclosure and the bearing housing, resulting in fractures to his wrist and a compound fracture of the first finger.
Fall on same level due to tripping · Hand(s) and wrist(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1677044
Dec 15, 2022 · Kerry, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot, fell, and suffered a fractured right femur.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing
May 26, 2022 · Wausau Tile Inc. Amputation
In a precast concrete production building, an employee was handling a fiberglass mold used to cast a concrete double waste container. The mold was cured and ready to be popped/separated. As part of this process, the employee covered the holes inside the mold to prevent air from escaping. Air was then pushed into the mold to release it from the product. When the mold let go from the casted product, it amputated both of the employee's index fingertips.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
May 11, 2022 · RailWorks Track Systems, LLC. Hospitalized
A loader was traveling to a ballast pile when the corner of its bucket struck and lacerated an employee's upper right thigh.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Thigh(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1596276
Jul 5, 2020 · TC Lodging Partners Hospitalized
An employee became dizzy while descending a water park tower, falling down three stairs and hitting her middle back and the back of her head.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Head and trunk · Hotels and restaurants
Nov 13, 2019 · Kerry Rothschild Hospitalized
An employee was disconnecting a 2-inch coupler on a steam line to remove a clog. The coupler had been loosened an hour earlier to release pressure. The employee loosened the coupler further to perform the maintenance and was hit with steam on the right arm and back. He suffered second-degree burns.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1445270
Apr 2, 2019 · Wausau Tile Inc. Hospitalized
On April 2, 2019, an employee was cutting garbage can tops with a jamb saw. The saw jammed and went out of control, lacerating the employee's wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Wrist(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 26, 2019 · WEC Energy Group Inc Amputation
An employee was working with two other employees, standing on a work platform, and using two chain fall hoists to remove a 2600 lb. pulley out of the active coke pellet conveyor. When the pulley was hoisted out of the conveyor slot, the weight of the conveyor changed and the pulley moved and pinched the employee's toe between the pulley and its box/container. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right big toe.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Utilities
Dec 7, 2018 · Imperial Industries Inc. Amputation
An employee was lifting an aluminum tank when their right index finger was caught between a chain and the tank. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1363180
May 25, 2018 · Bob & Bucks Electric, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was descending an extension ladder carrying a power tool. As he stepped down to the concrete floor, he slipped off the last rung, falling on his right elbow and fracturing it.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Elbow(s) · Construction
May 24, 2016 · VAN ERT ELECTRIC COMPANY INC. Hospitalized
An employee was pulling cable from a 4160-volt switch gear when the cable made contact with an energized spark arrestor, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to the face and both hands.
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1154269
Jun 17, 2015 · U.S. Postal Service P & D Center Amputation
An employee was pushing a powered pallet jack through a set of dock doors with his hands on the outside of the handle. The dock doors closed crushing the middle, ring and pinky fingers on his left hand resulting in an amputation of the pinky fingertip.
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Fingertip(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Mar 30, 2015 · ZENITH TECH, INC. Hospitalized
An employee was injured when bridge piling fell on his leg during highway construction work.
Struck by falling object or equipment · Leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1050628
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.
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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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