Belmark Inc.

An employee was operating a laminator and opened an interlocked guard to fix a crease in a web that was running. The employee's right little fingertip contacted a pinch point between the web and the roller and was amputated.

An employee was setting up a lamination line when they attempted to clear a flag that was on the impression roll. The employee's finger contacted the impression roll, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was changing a coating machine for a print run when two of its rolls moved together, pinching the employee's thumb. The thumb tip was medically amputated.

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 operating a laminator and opened an interlocked guard to fix a crease in a web that was running. The employee's right little fingertip contacted a pinch point between the web and the roller and was amputated.

An employee was loading plates into a heat press when they lost balance. The employee went to catch themselves when the press actuated on their hand, crushing their right little and index fingers.

An employee was making a splice on a hanging roll of polyethylene. A forklift bumped the roll, which struck the employee and caused him to fall backward. His back struck a rolling cart and was injured.

An employee was lifting a catwalk to perform work underneath of it when his left thumb was pinched and amputated by the catwalk.

An employee was attempting to fix the autoloader on a binding machine when his right ring finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation.

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.