Appleton, WI—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Appleton, WI
70 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-18 and 2025-02-06, 837 OSHA inspections, and 971 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Appleton
Example incidents
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Cousins Submarines Inc.
An employee was cleaning the floor with degreaser. They lost balance and reached out to grab the side of the fryer. This caused the fryer to tip over in the direction of the falling employee. The oil poured out from the fryer oil well and onto the employee and surrounding floor. The hot oil covered the employee's body. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to over 50 percent of their body.
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Hunter Douglas Fabrication Company
On October 8, 2024, an employee was removing fabric fuzz from a hold-down plate using tweezers when their right index finger was was caught in a pinch point. The employee was hospitalized and their right index fingertip was amputated below the fingernail.
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ThedaCare Appleton
An employee was walking down the hallway when her foot hit a sticky spot or got caught on the ground and she fell onto her left side. She was hospitalized for a fractured left femur.
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Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
An employee was going on break in the company break area. The employee reached in to move the chair underneath them as they sat down and their right index finger was pinched between the pan of the chair and the frame. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
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Wisconsin Rebar
An employee tripped over a footing and landed on his side, where he was wearing a wire reel used to connect rebar together. The employee sustained a fractured hip.
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Lowneys Landscaping Center, Inc
An employee was operating an excavator to free a grinding machine that had become mired in mud. As the excavator exerted force, the pin shackle being utilized to connect the excavator to the grinding machine with a tow strap failed and snapped back, striking the employee in the excavator in the upper left chest. The employee sustained a puncture wound to his upper left shoulder, rendering him unconscious. The employee was hospitalized.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.