U.S. NONWOVENS CORP.

An employee was doing maintenance on a machine. A fingertip on the employee's right hand was caught and amputated.

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 working from a ladder and adjusting a spreader guide roller with a T-handle Allen wrench. The employee came into contact with an electrical junction box/wires, was shocked, and fell off the ladder to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken right-side rib, a puncture in the right lung, and an electrical shock burn to the right palm.

On January 3, 2025, at approximately 11:35 AM, an employee was inspecting and changing spin pumps on a line. He was using an impact gun to remove the bolts when the pressure sprayed hot polymer on his head, face, and arms resulting in burns. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was doing quality control work to get the right thickness of the material. She contacted a component on a mill and sustained the amputation of four fingers on her right hand.

An employee was servicing the belt on a fan when their right ring finger became caught between the belt and pulley. They sustained amputation of the fingertip. The machine was locked out at the time.

An employee was clearing a clog on a drum shredder. The drum, still windmilling, amputated four fingers on the employee's left hand.

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.