Vaughan Foods

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 fell and broke his hip.

On August 21, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., an employee was addressing a broken metal cable in a crane shuttle aisle. The crane shuttle unexpectedly activated, pinning the employee between the rail frame and crane shuttle. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated and fractured hip as well as fractures to their clavicle and sternum.

An employee was cleaning a mixing machine with an air hose. Blades in the machine amputated two fingers on his right hand. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

An employee was completing a post-trip vehicle inspection when he scratched his right leg on the step of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with cellulitis.

An employee was troubleshooting a seal wrapper machine when the sealer activated and amputated the employee's left middle and ring fingertips.

An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.

An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.