YZ Enterprises

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was using an air hose to blow built-up dough off the rollers under the cutting apron on a conveyor belt line. The air stopped working and they went to manually remove the dough when their right hand was pulled into the pinch point between the apron and roller. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to their right forearm that required surgery.

An employee was conducting maintenance work on an stainless steel auger feeder (flexible screw conveyor) in the seasoning room. The lower end of the feeder came loose from the hopper. The employee lifted the auger to position it when the auger feed initiated and energized the auger. His hands were pulled into the auger, resulting in hospitalization with a partial amputation of the right thumb.

An employee was walking down a flight of stairs from a catwalk to a production area. The employee missed a step, fell down the stairs, and suffered broken ribs.

An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine. While adjusting the air pressure of the machine, the forming head triggered and the lever struck his left index finger. The finger was cut and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was retrieving a pen that fell under a cross conveyor when her right arm became entrapped between the conveyor belt and the underside drive roller. Her forearm was fractured.

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.

An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.

On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.