Western States Envelope and Label

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 reached for the door handle while walking into a building when they lost their footing and fell to ground, resulting in a fractured hip.

An employee was making an adjustment on an envelope machine when their left hand was caught in a rotating part. The employee sustained three finger amputations.

An employee had been operating the envelope production line. As the employee was troubleshooting the line, the employee was caught in and struck by a rotating drive shaft resulting in a severe leg laceration requiring surgical repair.

An employee was investigating a noise coming from a guarded gearbox on the backside of his machine. He was moving a loose grease line when his finger slipped into the chain and sprocket located in the box resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.

An employee was pressing a rag against rollers inside a folding machine. When the machine was jogged, the rag and the tip of the employee's right index finger were pulled into the rollers. The finger was partially amputated.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.