American Aluminum Extrusion Company, LLC

An employee was replacing a sawblade. While he was bringing the saw cylinder back to home position, the cylinder framework lacerated his head near the left eye. The machine was guarded at the time.

An employee was installing a piece of sheet metal on a roof when he fell through the 4-foot by 4-foot hole for it. He landed on the concrete floor, suffering two broken ribs and injuries to both legs.

On July 25, 2017, an employee was operating a CNC machine when the employee suffered dizziness, fatigue, and a fear of blacking out due to dehydration.

An employee was moving warped metal from one conveyor to another when a faulty control switch caused a retractable conveyor to extend and pinch the employee's finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.

A maintenance employee was making repairs on the production line, using a handheld grinder to grind metal, when sparks flew back and hit him. His shirt was oily and caught on fire, causing burns to his torso.

An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.

The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.

Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

An employee was moving a light tower so it could be hitched to a truck. He grabbed the tongue of the trailer hitch on the light tower to slide it to the left. The tongue jack fell off, causing the light tower tongue to drop on the employee's right hand. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.

An employee's left arm was caught in the fingers or jaws of the head stretcher machine, resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was performing regular duties in the cast house and sustained heat exhaustion.

At 7:01 p.m. on June 16, 2025, two employees were pushing a saw horse with a bundle of aluminum on it when it flipped over onto the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg and required surgery.

On June 4, 2025, at approximately 1:00 AM, an employee was working when they experienced cramping and were hospitalized with a heat illness.

An employee was performing maintenance on a press puller and aligning the puller when it fell. The puller electrical panel struck their left upper back, resulting in fractures to their T12 and L1 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.