Wausau, WI—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Wausau, WI
47 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-04 and 2025-08-11, 476 OSHA inspections, and 752 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Wausau
Example incidents
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Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc.
On August 11, 2025, an employee was operating a clamping machine that used two pneumatic cylinders to clamp boards together for gluing. While he was positioning a board, the control was activated and the clamp on one side of the machine closed. A fingertip on his right hand was caught between the clamp and the board. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (involving a torn fingernail and surrounding skin) as well as a fracture to the last joint of the finger.
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Wausau Coated Products, Inc.
An employee was removing something from the rollers of the coating machine using a rag. The rag and the employee's fingers were pulled into the rollers, resulting in amputation of the middle, ring, and little fingers on their right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
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Viking Maintenance
An employee was helping a crane operator hook up a jib when the jib fell on their left foot, resulting in a fractured foot and ankle that required hospitalization.
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Durable Roofing, LLC
On October 8, 2024, an employee was performing roofing activities when he fell backward from above one story, struck a roll former extension, and then hit the asphalt pavement. The employee was hospitalized with multiple skull fractures.
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U.S. Postal Service
On May 8, 2024, an employee was descending the metal dock stairs and fell, landing on the concrete ground. The employee sustained a fractured femur.
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Apogee Wausau Group
On March 29, 2024, two employees were carrying scrap aluminum to discard when they lifted it over a guardrail and the load shifted. This pinched the injured employee's right index fingertip between the metal and the guardrail, resulting in an amputation.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.