Severe Workplace Injuries in West Allis, Wisconsin
Employers in West Allis reported 18 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through December 2021: 12 workers hospitalized and 10 amputations (56% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 7 of them.
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OSHA inspections in West Allis since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 49 inspections at West Allis workplaces, and 34 of them (69%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 91 serious, 0 willful and 9 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $504,147.
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Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Lopez Colorado (other, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $12,058 |
| Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation (follow-up, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $141,868 |
| Allis Manufacturing Corp. (planned, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $3,000 |
| Autana Composites, LLC (referral, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $6,620 |
| Autana Composites, LLC (complaint, details) | 9 (8 serious+) | $30,280 |
| Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation (planned, details) | 13 (12 serious+) | $102,210 |
| Hajoca Corporation (complaint, details) | 10 (9 serious+) | $18,594 |
| Admir Aganovic DBA Admir Aganovic (planned, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $9,944 |
| Grebes' Bakeries, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,000 |
| Gto Metal Framing Inc. (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $2,388 |
| Blast Cleaning Technologies, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 | $2,000 |
| Wa Home Improvements LLC (planned, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $31,256 |
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 18 newest severe injury reports from West Allis employers, as OSHA published them.
Dec 8, 2021 · Grebes' Bakeries, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was operating a glazing machine when he dropped a piece of cardboard onto the floor. As the employee bent to pick it up, his hand was caught in the chain and sprocket on the machine and lacerated. The machine was not guarded at the time.
Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1568404
Jun 8, 2021 · Blast Cleaning Technologies Amputation
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut metal tubing. As the employee was wiping down the metal tube with a rag, his hand contacted the saw blade resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1535421
Oct 19, 2020 · Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation Amputation
Two employees were inspecting the hoist cable on an overhead crane. One employee was operating the crane while the injured employee inspected the hoist cable. The injured employee was feeling the cable while it was moving through his gloved right hand checking for burrs or distortion in the cable when his fingers were caught between the crane cable and the pully of the block. Two fingertips were amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Fingertip(s) · Professional and technical services
Sep 16, 2020 · HM Graphics, LLC Amputation
An employee was adjusting a stitcher machine when their gloves were caught in a gear and chain. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 24, 2020 · J&A Pohl Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was operating a skid steer in a closed lane of a public roadway. A city bus struck the skid steer, which tipped on its side. The employee suffered possible broken ribs and a concussion.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle · Head and trunk · Construction
Feb 3, 2020 · Snow Plow Solutions Amputation
On February 3, 2020, an employee was loading a snow pusher attachment onto a trailer for transport when the employee's hand was crushed by the snow pusher, resulting in amputated fingers.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Wholesale trade
Jun 24, 2019 · Quad/Graphics, Inc. Amputation
An employee was troubleshooting a noise on a conveyor. Noticing some oil dripping off the chain as it ran, he reached to stop the machine; the chain caught the rag he was using and pulled his left ring finger into the chain, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Jan 14, 2019 · Krispy Kreme Amputation
An employee's left hand was caught between a chain and sprocket, resulting in a pinky finger amputation.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1376950
Jul 31, 2018 · Motor Castings Company Hospitalized
While working on a cope machine, and employee suffered crushing injuries between a mold and a rail system.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1334666
Jun 20, 2018 · Woods Construction Amputation
An employee was sliding the fork of an extendable boom forklift when the employee's left middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle between the sliding fork and the forklift carriage.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction
Aug 7, 2017 · Target Corporation Hospitalized
An employee was attempting to pick up a pallet when his foot became caught and he fell to the ground, breaking his right femur.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Thigh(s) · Retail
Jul 22, 2017 · Quad Graphics, Inc. Amputation
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a press machine when his right index fingertip was caught and amputated between the machine's stacker assembly and the back of the ram.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Jul 1, 2017 · SECA Equipment Removal and Dismantling, inc Hospitalized
The employee was cutting a metal cabinet that was being scrapped and cut off one of the walls. The employee walked into the cabinet to cut the back wall, turned around to grab his torch hoses, and the piece of wall fell on the employee resulting in a pelvic injury.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Pelvis · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1245117
Jan 7, 2017 · Quad Graphics, Inc. Amputation
An employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation while cleaning a roller.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 11, 2016 · Grebes' Bakeries, Inc. Amputation
An employee was operating a bread molder/slicer machine. His right index finger was caught in the machine, amputating his right fingertip above the fingernail.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Jan 4, 2016 · Common Links Construction, LLC Hospitalized
While using a screw gun, an employee tweaked his back and had to be hospitalized.
Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting, climbing, stepping · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Construction
Nov 4, 2015 · Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee drove a forklift through the loading dock door causing severe injury to the lower leg.
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle (other) · Lower leg(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1104087
Jul 13, 2015 · Motor Castings Company Hospitalized
An employee was setting up a core machine and became caught in the machine.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Nonclassifiable · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1077802
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.
Personal injury lawyers in West Allis
Lawbamba lists 3 personal injury lawyers with an office in West Allis, Wisconsin, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 3 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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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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