B&G Foods North America, Inc.

An employee had just finished cleaning a ribbon mixer and was lifting himself up when a rotating mixer blade amputated his right index finger below the second knuckle.

An employee was attempting to retrieve a label that was sucked up into a dust collection tube when his right-hand fingers contacted the rotating blades, resulting in amputations of his right middle and ring fingers.

On January 17, 2019, an employee was cleaning a fryer machine and sustained a partial amputation to the right thumb after it became caught in a chain and sprocket. The machine was not locked out at the time.

An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.

An employee was straining hot water from a pot of rice when the water splashed onto them, resulting in burns to their chest, arms, shoulder, and back.

An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.

An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.

An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.

An employee was adjusting the tension on the fruit distribution conveyor belt. While testing the tension, the employee's left hand/arm was pulled into the rollers. The employee's lower left arm was fractured.

On September 22, 2025, an employee slipped on a wet surface and fell to the ground. He suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized.

Forklift drivers were unloading product from a semi trailer. One employee stopped their forklift about 15-20 feet from the back of the trailer, got out, and began adjusting the forklift's forks. Another forklift backed into the employee, who suffered a compound fracture of the left tibia and was hospitalized.

An employee was in the janitorial closet rearranging the janitor's cart. She stepped back and tripped over the wheel of the cart, causing her to fall to the ground and sustain a fractured hip.

An employee was stacking totes on a pallet jack when their right little finger got caught between totes and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.