Jefferson, WI

Employers with the most severe injuries in Jefferson

Example incidents

• JP Cullen & Sons JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN · 2025-01-28 · Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.

  An employee was building a 12' x 12' temporary wood door to serve as winter protection and site security. The door was being set in place for final fastening to a structural steel frame. The rough opening had structural bolts near the top that wouldn t allow the frame to sit flush, so the door frame was tipped back down and placed on dunnage. The employee used a circular saw to kerf the door frame so it could slide past the bolts. While re-positioning his right hand, his glove was pulled into the saw blade and his right little fingertip was amputated above the nailbed.

• Solv Energy Inc. JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN · 2022-06-28 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified

  An employee was setting piles. A pile driver struck the employee as it moved from one area to another; the employee suffered an injury and was hospitalized.

• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN · 2019-11-23 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified

  An employee was on top of a stock cart removing items from shelves when she lost her balance and fell to the floor on her right side resulting in a fractured femur that required surgery.

• Timewell Drainage Products JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN · 2019-11-13 · Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment

  While running a plastic extrusion line, an employee saw a piece of plastic that was stuck, shut off the machine, and attempted to remove the plastic. The employee was contacted by moving parts, resulting in a thumb amputation.

• Americold Logistics, LLC JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN · 2016-08-01 · Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident

  On August 1, 2016, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was driving a stand-up rider forklift at a cold storage facility. As he was turning to exit the freezer, his glove became caught in the steering wheel and he lost control of the forklift. He was thrown from the operators' platform and became pinned between the forklift and a bollard post located at the freezer door opening, fracturing his pelvis.

• Tyson Foods, Inc. JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN · 2015-03-23 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

  An employee's left index finger was crushed/amputated by a grinder piston while working on the finish grinder. There was no guarding on the piston at the time of the incident.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.