Johnson Bros Corporation

An employee was aligning highway cones in the construction zone when his legs became pinned between a public driver's car and the rear end of the company's pickup truck, resulting in the amputation of his right leg and the possible amputation of his left leg.

An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.

An employee was cleaning a resident's chimney. While using a drill, the employee's glove became caught in the drill and their finger was fractured.

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.

An employee was troubleshooting a shell core machine that had failed to raise the sand hopper into place for core making. The employee went to manipulate a switch and the machine cycled. The employee s left middle fingertip was caught between the roller-ball switch and the roller-ball switch target, resulting in a laceration that required surgical amputation to part of the distal phalanx.

On August 18, 2025, at approximately 7:40 AM, an employee utilized a pocket knife to cut banding on a new bundle of rod material. The knife blade bent during use. The employee was working to straighten the blade on a hard surface when the knife slipped, causing a lacerating their right wrist/forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was manually pulling drive belts to rotate a machine that needed repair. The employee's right index finger was pinched between a rubber drive belt and a pulley, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

At about 9:15 a.m. on May 14, 2025, an employee was using a bending press to bend metal into a U shape. The press caused an amputation to the employee's left middle finger.

An employee was running a test pipe for 12 feet and went to pull the pipe out of a roll grooving tool. As he was doing this, the tool's control pedal actuated, causing the tool to rotate. The employee's glove became caught and was pulled into the rollset, amputating about half an inch of his index finger.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.