US Mint at West Point

An employee's new steel-toe boots rubbed on the skin of his calves, causing an abrasion on the left calf that became infected. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was cutting turkey heads with a kitchen knife while wearing gloves. The glove rubbed against the employee's right hand, resulting in a blister that required hospitalization.

An employee was hospitalized due to an infection of the left foot caused by tight boots.

An employee had been wearing a surgical mask for extended periods of time which caused a cut into the back of the left ear that resulted in a bacterial infection. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee suffered a blister to his left toe from rubbing on his safety boot. The blister became infected and required hospitalization.

An employee's right arm was punctured by a pin nail while installing jewelry dividers with a pin-nailer. The pin-nail (0.002mm x 3/4") was embedded near her elbow and required surgery.

An employee was operating a kick press that trims out jewelry pieces when the press came down on their left middle finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

An employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.

An employee was trying to fit up a pin with a channel on a component that was being assembled. Another employee slid the component back and caught the employee's finger between the hole and component, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

An employee was cleaning steel by hand file and grinder and began experiencing shortness of breath and tightness in the chest. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.