FATALITY ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL EVALUATION (FACE) PROGRAM

Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.

State FACE Reports: Wisconsin

The following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in each report are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.


Report No.	Incident State	Title

2005WI059	WI	Machine operator dies when struck by flying wood chipper guard.
2005WI054	WI	Maintenance worker dies after pinned between overhead bridge crane and roof truss.
2005WI049	WI	Car carrier truck driver dies when crushed by ramp of car carrier.
2005WI001	WI	Hispanic butcher dies after being struck by semi-trailer gate.
2004WI093	WI	Snow plow driver dies when caught in auger of salt spreader.
2004WI067	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned under his tractor that rolled over on an incline.
2004WI019	WI	Farmer dies when tractor rolls over on sloped terrain.
2004WI003	WI	Laborer dies when crushed between forklift cage and mast.
2003WI097	WI	Amish carpenter dies after falling from scaffold.
2003WI092	WI	Farm worker dies when he falls from tractor seat.
2003WI080	WI	Farmer dies when skid steer loader rolls over him after it plunged over edge of bluff.
2003WI059	WI	Dairy farmer dies 15 days after all-terrain vehicle rolled over him.
2003WI050	WI	Farmer dies when pinned between frame and bucket of a skid steer loader.
2003WI048	WI	Hispanic laborer dies after falling through roof of old building.
2003WI042	WI	Hispanic painter dies after falling from a new house roof.
2003WI033	WI	Youth dies in tractor rollover attempting to pull trailer out of mud.
2003WI020	WI	Youth newspaper carrier dies after being struck by an automobile while delivering newspapers on a bicycle.
2003WI003	WI	Laborer dies after being struck by detached excavator bucket.
2003WI001	WI	Farmer fell into auger of manure spreader while scraping the tank.
2002WI075	WI	Farmer killed when kicked by horse.
2002WI058	WI	Youth killed in tractor roll-over while moving large hay bales.
2002WI054	WI	Farmer dies when pinned between arm and frame of a skid steer loader.
2002WI011	WI	Hispanic laborers drowned in pond on golf course.
2001WI019	WI	Farmer dies when skidsteer loader overturns.
2001WI011	WI	Snowmobile mechanic dies when he is ejected from snowmobile operator's seat and strikes a tree.
2001WI002	WI	Youth reserve recruit killed in automobile collision while traveling on duty.
2000WI113	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned under drawbar while fueling tractor.
2000WI106	WI	Youth newspaper delivery assistant dies in motor vehicle collision.
2000WI080	WI	Youth camp counselor dies of carbon monoxide poisoning.
2000WI074	WI	Construction laborer killed when run over by dump truck in highway work zone - Wisconsin.
2000WI048	WI	Youth newspaper delivery person killed when he fell out of the open door of a minivan and was run over.
2000WI039	WI	Beef farmer pinned under overturned all-terrain vehicle in Wisconsin.
2000WI037	WI	Farmer dies when he is pinned between bucket and frame of a skid-steer loader.
2000WI025	WI	Youth farm worker pinned under overturned horse-drawn manure sled.
2000WI012	WI	Youth restaurant cashier shot to death during attempted robbery.
1999WI079	WI	Farmer thrown from tractor and run over by hay baler in Wisconsin.
1999WI076	WI	Florist pinned between bucket of an industrial truck and semi trailer in Wisconsin.
1999WI075	WI	Lineman at hydroelectric utility was asphyxiated when the safety rope attached to his harness became entangled in a revolving turbine shaft.
1999WI072	WI	Part-time logger pinned by tractor wheel after being knocked from operator's seat by falling tree.
1999WI055	WI	Farmer dies after tractor overturns and pins him beneath tractor seat in Wisconsin.
1999WI041	WI	Heavy equipment operator pinned after bulldozer slides off flatbed trailer.
1999WI038	WI	Farm worker dies after tractor overturns.
1999WI037	WI	Farm worker dies after being struck by a flywheel of a haybaler.
1999WI030	WI	Farmer dies after being pinned under overturned tractor in Wisconsin.
1999WI012	WI	Farmer dies after he was entangled in the driveline shaft of a manure spreader.
1999WI004	WI	Supervisor at plastics company crushed in injection molding machine.
1999WI002	WI	Laborer dies from fall through skylight while shoveling snow on roof.
1998WI074	WI	Youth worker dies after being pinned under tractor at a food processing plant.
1998WI065	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in machine shed.
1998WI042	WI	Construction laborer dies after being jolted from a tractor seat and pinned under the tractor tire in Wisconsin.
1997WI112	WI	Farmer dies after being pinned between the bucket and frame of a skid steer loader.
1997WI110	WI	Logger dies after a log skidder rolled downhill and struck him as he was felling a tree.
1997WI097	WI	Utilities worker dies after being pinned in a pulpwood belt conveyor at a paper company.
1997WI010	WI	Fire fighter dies of asphyxiation after falling through the burning roof of his home in Wisconsin.
1995WI108	WI	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded driveline on a corn auger in Wisconsin.
1995WI102	WI	Farmer dies after becoming entangled in unguarded PTO unit on corn sheller in Wisconsin.
1995WI097	WI	Tractor runs over farmer after he dismounts to repair jammed hay baler.
1995WI096	WI	Farmer dies from being entangled in unguarded PTO unit on hay elevator.
1995WI082	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farm field in Wisconsin.
1995WI073	WI	Farmer dies after he is run over by tractor in farmyard in Wisconsin.
1995WI063	WI	Farmer dies of fall from hay wagon in Wisconsin.
1995WI062	WI	Office assistant at sod farm dies when forklift slides into ditch and she is pinned in.
1995WI055	WI	Machinist is pinned between parts of metal materials handling equipment.
1995WI049	WI	Part-time farmer dies when tractor rolls over on hillside and pins him underneath.
1995WI043	WI	Farm worker dies after tractor rolls and she is pinned under the tractor tire.
1995WI034	WI	Crew leader crushed when forklift load carrier falls from forklift.
1995WI024	WI	Machinist fatally injured from being pinned in vertical lathe.
1995WI008	WI	Farmer entangled in rotating driveline shaft of portable feed grinder/mixer.
1995WI003	WI	Farmer dies of entanglement in corn picker/husker.
1994WI373	WI	Maintenance machinist trainee entangled in revolving shaft of vertical boring mill.
1994WI355	WI	Front-end loader operator dies when loader falls 40 feet onto quarry floor.
1994WI344	WI	Construction laborer falls 26 feet from leading edge of roof.
1994WI340	WI	Plaster laborer dies after falling from a scaffold.
1994WI305	WI	Farm worker electrocuted when aluminum grain tube contacts overhead power line.
1994WI284	WI	Carpenter dies following a fall from ladder scaffolding.
1993WI254	WI	Electrician apprentice dies following a 55-foot fall from a roof.
1993WI240	WI	Farm worker dies after fall from silo chute ladder.
1993WI239	WI	Laborer dies following a 13-foot fall from a porch-roof.
1993WI233	WI	Coating machine operator electrocuted while assisting electrician with circuit breaker wiring.
1993WI232	WI	Farmer asphyxiated after entering sealed silo.
1993WI226	WI	Parachute jump instructor and jump student die from fall after chute lines became entangled during tandem jump from plane.
1993WI222	WI	Mason dies following three-story fall from improvised scaffolding.
1993WI221	WI	Farmer dies of asphyxiation in grain bin.
1993WI214	WI	Electrician electrocuted after contacting an energized electric hand drill.
1993WI197	WI	Logger dies after fall from skidder to tree stump.
1993WI181	WI	Owner of an auto dealership dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while doing car repairs in an unventilated garage.
1993WI144	WI	Farmer dies following fall down silo chute and after striking a motor and a pulley.
1993WI143	WI	Farmer's helper dies of asphyxiation in grain bin.
1992WI119	WI	Two carpenters died of carbon monoxide poisoning secondary to running a gas powered engine in a confined space (basement of a home).
1992WI110	WI	19 year old International Future Farmers of America exchange student dies after crushing injuries following fall from tractor.
1992WI106	WI	Welder was electrocuted while attempting to connect two power cords.
1992WI104	WI	22 year old female firefighter trainee dies at the training academy after a 28 foot fall from a cat ladder during her second day of training.
1992WI102	WI	Farmer killed after fall from and run over by a moving windrower.
1992WI095	WI	Farmer dies when hay elevator he and 2 other men were moving came into contact with a high power transmission line.
1992WI089	WI	A 29 year old truck driver/delivery man was electrocuted when the aluminum pole brush he was holding came in contact with a 14,000 volt overhead transmission line.
1992WI075	WI	Assistant machine operator was electrocuted when he handled a compressed air nozzle and screw driver near or in a power cord carrying 480 volts.
1992WI072	WI	Service technician working for an electronic protection company dies after 20 foot fall from an aluminum ladder.
1992WI063	WI	A 20 year old farmer dies after entering a silo recently filled with haylage.
1992WI061	WI	Apartment manager dies after falling 30 feet from ladder.
1992WI057	WI	Crane operator electrocuted dies when the boom he was operating came in contact with 4800 volt high power transmission line.
1992WI050	WI	Farmer dies 2 months following a 10 foot fall from a hay wagon.
1992WI036	WI	Road maintenance worker died 15 months after falling backwards off a dump truck onto pavement.
1991WI014	WI	Paper mill worker dies after falling 15.5 feet down a vertical conveyor.
1991WI013	WI	General laborer at a feed mill dies after presumed fall followed by vehicle run over.
1991WI008	WI	Construction foreman dies after falling 3 feet from a ladder to a concrete floor.
1991WI007	WI	Farmer fell off wagon tongue and was run over by corn-filled wagon.