Roll of Honor
Daniel Lynn Creighbaum
Incident
Correctional Officer Dan Creighbaum died from injuries sustained from a fall while working tower duty at the Redgranite Correctional Institution.
Officer Creighbaum fell from the hatch to the landing at the base of the stairs. He was found unconscious by coworkers when they could not reach him by radio. He was transported to Theda Clark Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries three days later.
Officer Creighbaum had served with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three sons, and grandson.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Correctional Officer Creighbaum gave the Wisconsin Department of Corrections 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Wisconsin. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Creighbaum.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Daniel Lynn Creighbaum is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Wisconsin Department of Corrections, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Lynn Creighbaum's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Lynn Creighbaum Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Lynn Creighbaum is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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