Olin Corporation - Winchester Division

On October 10, 2018, at approximately 7:36 p.m., three employees were working inside an ammunition manufacturing facility on a primer manufacturing line. The injured employee was operating a primer cup shaking unit when the motor stopped working. The employee was troubleshooting the motor and reached through a sliding guard to try and push it to get it going. When the pulley motor started, the employee suffered an avulsion injury to their right index finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated.

An employee was working on a feed system and attempting to reline the feed line to the machine when her right middle finger was pinched by the homing plate, amputating her fingertip.

On March 26, 2015, an employee working on a power press reached his hand into the machine and hit a switch causing the press to engage causing a partial amputation of his right pinky finger.

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 riding as a passenger in a golf cart on a concrete pathway. The cart hit a bump and the employee fell out, suffering a head injury.

An employee was clearing a firearm that had a jam in it. To disassemble the firearm, the employee was required to pull the trigger to remove the slide. During this process, the firearm discharged and the employee suffered a bullet wound to his left hand.

On July 10, 2024, an employee developed a heat-related illness and was hospitalized with dehydration.

An employee was manually adding soda ash into a tank of heated water while on a mobile ladder. The fluid in the tank began to boil over the sides. The employee went to exit the mobile ladder to avoid the boiling liquid that was beginning to contact their lower legs. The employee lost balance and fell approximately 4 feet to the concrete below. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for a dislocated left knee and thermal burns to the lower portion of both legs.

An employee was changing the bit on a horizontal gun drill. The wrench slipped while tightening a collet and the employee's left little finger was fractured and partially amputated.

An employee fell while moving a water canister, resulting in fractures to four fingers on her right hand.

An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

A temporary employee was carrying a nail gun through the warehouse when it hit his leg, activated, and fired a nail into the leg.