DYNAMET INC.

An employee was pushing a cart containing metal materials that were approximately 25 feet in length. A wheel on the cart detached causing the cart to tip over. The employee's right little finger was pinched by the cart, resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was positioning an alloy bar in a vertical band saw. His finger became caught between a horizontal clamp and the alloy bar and sustained an amputation.

An employee was trying to figure out why the bars were not feeding into an ultrasonic testing machine. A fixed guard was missing and he saw a belt that looked like it was loose. As he was attempting to inspect it, his right hand was caught by the pulley on the machine's belt drive, amputating the flesh on his index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was adjusting the tension on a grinder belt when three of their fingers got caught in the belt and pulley and were amputated.

A employee's left index finger was pulled into a capstan, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was cutting a metal square on a hydraulic shear when his left hand got caught between the metal and the shear block. The employee's middle finger was amputated.

An employee was uncoupling railcars while the cars were in motion and a car ran over her left lower leg, resulting in crush injuries and amputation below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working to remove a piece of wood that was jamming a transfer conveyor at the shredder. He used a tool to clear the jam, then reached to grab the wood. His sleeve got caught in the conveyor and his right arm was pulled into the pulley. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture and a crush injury/laceration to his right forearm. The machine was running at the time.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.