Andis Company

An employee was loading a press machine prior to pressing a two-handed device. The two-handed device malfunctioned and the press cycled while the employee's finger was in the point of operation. The employee sustained the amputation of the first digit of the left ring finger.

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 cutting angle stock on a band saw when the blade amputated their thumb.

An employee was operating a gantry crane to move pallets of sheet metal when the bottom of the wooden pallet released from the crane and swung toward the employee. The employee was struck on the left leg and sustained a fracture.

An employee was loading a press machine prior to pressing a two-handed device. The two-handed device malfunctioned and the press cycled while the employee's finger was in the point of operation. The employee sustained the amputation of the first digit of the left ring finger.

An employee pulled a 5-pound box from a stack and tripped on shrink wrap, suffering a broken hip.

An employee was removing a solidified plastic plug from the plastic injection port of a molding machine when pieces of hot plastic contacted the employee's skin, causing thermal burns to the right forearm.

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.