Thorlabs Inc.

An employee was operating a band saw when his right little fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.

An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.

An employee was using a shaper to cut wood when their right hand contacted the blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the right ring finger.

An employee was checking the operation of a dust collector when they sustained a partial amputation to their right middle finger and a laceration to the index finger in a rotary valve on the machine.

On July 1, 2024, an employee was leaving work for the day when she stepped off a curb, lost her footing, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with two lower leg fractures that required surgery.

An employee was changing out formic acid with a hose. The hose disconnected and acid sprayed on the employee, who was burned. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a cutter machine when their fingers became caught in the machine, resulting in the amputation of four right-hand fingers.

An employee was replenishing trays of finished product using an order picker truck. As he was moving toward the end of a narrow aisle, his right index finger was pinched between the outside anchor bar/overhead guard and the bottom of the overhead crossover bars that connected and stabilized the racking in the aisle. He suffered a fracture and an amputation to the tip of the finger.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.