CHS SunPrairie

An employee was attempting to retrieve material from the second level by standing on a vertically placed pallet. The pallet shifted causing the employee to fall and break a hip.

An employee was loading a corn train and opening and closing the top hatches of the grain rail cars. As the employee unhooked the snap hook of their self-retracting lifeline (SRL) that was temporarily hooked to a rail car, the cars began to move. The employee's left index finger was caught between the snap hook and the rail car, resulting in partial amputation.

Two employees were opening lids on railcars to prepare the cars for loading on a track. Both employees were in full body harnesses and were connected by a self-retracting lifeline (SRL) to a rail fall safety system. The train started moving north and the employees realized that the cars were going to move beyond the fall protection coverage and decided to unhook from the rail fall protection. Employee 1 assisted the injured employee and unhooked from the system. As the injured employee attempted to unhook, the SRL ran out of cable, roughly 25 feet from the rail shed. The injured employee was pulled onto his back and remained stationary on his back, held by the SRL cable, as the rail cars moved under him. The employee sustained a laceration and contusion to the top of the head; bruising and scrapes to the lower back, legs and arms; a cut on the right hand; and a bruised thumb.

An employee was opening a train gate for a rail company. Before the employee could open the gate, the train struck the gate which knocked the employee down and rendered him unconscious. The employee sustained fractures to the skull and right eye socket.

An employee was riding on an amusement park's mountain ride. He lost his balance and came partly out of the cart; his arm hit the track and his arm was broken.

On June 4, 2019, a crew was installing fiber across a railroad crossing. A train came through and snagged the fiber. The fiber caught an employee in the neck area and the employee was thrown to the ground. The employee sustained cuts to the head and neck and was hospitalized.

On April 12, 2023, an employee was pulling a stack of metal connecting sheets off the forks of a skid steer and stacking them on a trailer. After pulling a stack of 6-7 sheets off, the sheets shifted and the metal edge went into the employee's left middle finger, resulting in an amputation above the top knuckle.

Employees were attaching a new liquid valve to an ammonia nurse tank. The wrench slipped and one employee fell off the side of a truck bed, landing on the ground and suffering a head laceration and spinal cord swelling.

An employee changed the tire and rim of a fertilizer tractor. The tire and rim were then put on the forks of a forklift. The tire and rim fell off the forks onto the employee's lower right leg causing fractures above the ankle.

An employee was inspecting rail cars from the top to ensure they were ready to accept grain for shipment. The rail car moved and he ducked to avoid the grain spout, which snagged his fall protection, causing him to fall into the rail car. His fall protection caught him, but he struck the wall of the car and suffered facial injuries including a potential orbital fracture.

An employee was attempting to seal a leak at the strainer plug located on a pressurized anhydrous ammonia toolbar. The employee was tightening a plug on the strainer using a wrench when the plug failed and a burst of anhydrous ammonia hit the employee in the face and torso. The employee suffered chemical burns to the eyes and mouth as well as the left side of their head, neck, and shoulder.

An employee fell from a dock to ground level (less than 4 feet) and broke their tibia/knee.

An employee was on the ground working to close a trailer door. The door was caught by the wind and blew the employee backward. He landed on his back and sustained four fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was walking on top of boiler to close a valve. The employee fell off the boiler and landed on the floor, sustaining fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was exiting a loader and coming down the ladder. His hand slipped off the railing and he fell backward onto sandy ground, landing on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and a rotator cuff tear.

An employee's left bicep was lacerated by high-pressure water during water blasting operations. The employee was hospitalized.