DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-30ChiltonWiBriess Industries IncFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a new gear in a hand-operated flake mill and trying to line up the gear with a worm screw shaft approximately 18 inches long and weighing 30 pounds. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the shaft and the gear, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-06ChiltonWiWorthington IndustriesHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a cylinder assembly machine when their right hand was pinned between the equipment gate and the hold down on the machine resulting in multiple hand fractures.
2020-06-29ChiltonWisconsinDuBois Chemicals, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were attempting to dislodge two steel carts that had become entangled when a cart shifted on its base, coming into contact with the injured employee's right pinky finger. As a result, the employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated.
2019-03-22ChiltonWisconsinBriess Industries IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee contacted the moving auger while cleaning it. The employee sustained three fractured fingers and tendon and nerve damage. The auger was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2018-03-01ChiltonWisconsinBriess Industries, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was preparing a cleaning solution for a weekly scheduled cleaning when two incompatible solutions were mixed, exposing the employee to chemical vapors. The employee experienced difficulty breathing.
2018-01-09ChiltonWisconsinNew Hope Center IncBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide while loading a trailer with a forklift, suffering carbon monoxide poisoning. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-01-17ChiltonWisconsinCentral Garden & Pet, Inc.PelvisFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was outside salting and sanding the property, slipped on ice and fell breaking his pelvis.
2016-06-20ChiltonWisconsinRed Cedar Steel Erectors Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting together steel with another connector when his right thumb was caught between the vertical column and the horizontal beam. He broke his right thumb and was hospitalized.
2015-11-29ChiltonWisconsinWorthington IndustriesBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance
On November 29, 2015, an employee was hospitalized when exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.
2015-02-04ChiltonWisconsinWalgreensHip(s)Other fall to lower level
On 2/4/15, an employee was standing on a pallet moving stock and tripped, resulting in a broken hip.