MP Global Products, LLC

An employee was cleaning hoppers when they noticed buildup in the dust cyclone. The employee went to clear the buildup when their fingers were caught on the dust cyclone's air lock, resulting in partial amputations.

An employee was using a laminator and got a hand caught in the machine suffering third degree burns to both hands.

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.

An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.

An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was rigging a bundle of slabs to a powered industrial truck using a spreader bar when a slab shifted from the spreader bar. The employee went to push the slab and was caught between the bundle of slabs and a structural support beam. The employee sustained a crush injury.

Employees were moving slabs of granite with an overhead crane and placing them on an A-frame. When the clamp released, the slabs started falling forward. The injured employee went to stop the slabs from falling and the slabs fell on top of him. The employee was crushed and sustained a head injury.

An employee was lifting a 24 x 48" tile. The employee bent down to check the pallet tag (dye lot) and felt pain in their back and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a riding lawn mower to cut the grass. They shut down the mower and climbed off to clear a jam. The employee's left little finger was partially amputated by the blade(s) still in motion.

An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.

An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.

An employee was rappelling down a tree. When he was most of the way down, he fell on the ground and suffered a broken pelvis.

An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.

An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.