Kinpak, Inc.

An employee was operating a blow molding machine and amputated their right index fingertip while removing a piece of plastic.

Two employees were mixing mildew cleaner when sodium hypochlorite and phosphoric acid were mixed, creating chlorine gas. Both employees were hospitalized with inhalation injuries.

An employee was packing bottles in the "blow mold" area of a trimmer base when her right arm/wrist was hit and fractured by the moving equipment. The equipment's guard was in place.

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 tightening a connection on an arsine cylinder within an arsine fill cabinet. The employee was exposed to arsine gas and started experiencing symptoms a few hours later. The employee was hospitalized for exposure to arsine gas.

An employee was aligning a box before palletizing. The machine loaded another pallet and trapped the employee at the knees, resulting in skinned/bruised shins.

An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine when a case packer push cylinder retracted and amputated their fingertip.

On September 24, 2024, an employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to pick orders. His right foot made contact with an unmanned PIT, resulting in severe lacerations to three toes on his right foot.

A temporary employee was performing maintenance on a machine when his index finger was caught and partially amputated.

An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.