DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-08-09BrillionWiAriens CompanyWrist(s)Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was moving a scissor lift through the paint line to change an air hoist. As the lift moved down the spur, a hook caught on it and pulled it over. The employee fell out of the lift, and a frame fell off the line and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken right wrist and was hospitalized.
2021-04-10BrillionWiAriens CompanyLeg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were pushing a cart loaded with 23-foot-long tubes off a trailer. The load came to a sudden stop due to an uneven dock leveling plate; some of the tubes fell onto an employee's right leg, causing multiple fractures.
2020-07-17BrillionWisconsinAriens CompanyForearm(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was team lifting a frame from the ground and trying to hang it on the non-powered spur of an overhead conveyance system when the frame slipped and struck the employee's right forearm, causing a laceration.
2019-07-15BrillionWisconsinAriens CompanyHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a full revolution mechanical power press when the dies closed while the employee's hands were in the die area. The employee sustained a partial right hand amputation.
2017-02-21BrillionWisconsinAriensFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was installing bearings onto an axle hub with a handheld bearing press. The press malfunctioned and became stuck in the down position. When the employee reached into the bearing press to free the plunger, it shot up and partially amputated his left thumb tip.
2016-08-25BrillionWisconsinBrillion Iron WorksFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 25, 2016, an employee suffered a partial amputation of the right pinky finger while using a metal casting machine to form dimples in the castings.
2016-05-20BrillionWisconsinBrillion Iron WorksNonclassifiableDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was getting ready to perform maintenance on a furnace transformer when he contacted a 12.5-kilovolt line, suffering second and third degree burns.
2016-02-12BrillionWisconsinAriens CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While bending parts on a brake press, and employee's right index fingertip was amputated between the part and the press.