Powertech America, Inc.

An employee was removing a drive pin from a transmission on a conveyor belt system. The pallet the transmission was on smashed her left index finger, causing an amputation.

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 had been utilizing a lift assist for assembly. When assembly was complete, the lift assist was hung on a rack behind the employee and it became energized because the trigger got caught. When the employee reached for the lift assist, it sprung up, striking their face. The employee was hospitalized with a facial fracture(s) and a concussion.

An employee inspected a machine to see if water leaking from the roof was affecting it and covered the machine with plastic. The employee was descending a 6-foot A-frame ladder when they slipped and fell to the ground from the third or fourth rung from the bottom. The employee sustained a fractured left humerus.

An employee was running a steel blanking press. After hearing a rattling noise in a conveyor belt that handled scrap coming out of the press, the employee went to clear a jam on the belt. The belt caught the employee's glove, and the employee's index and middle fingers were amputated.

An employee was operating a cone/spear punch press and went to remove a metal piece when the machine cycled. His thumb got caught between the cut rear section of the converter and the internal parts remaining inside and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was loading a coil of steel into the feeder for a 200-ton steel press when it actuated and his hand became caught in the feed rollers. The employee sustained lacerations and a fracture to his left forearm.

An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.

A casting machine jammed. An employee's hand was caught in the machine, where a belt line caught and amputated the tip of his finger.

During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.

An employee slipped on condensation on a walkway in a parking garage. She fell and suffered a closed fracture to the neck of the left femur.

An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.