Mueller, Inc

On August 7, 2025, employees were using forklift forks to move a single-wheel slitter so they could inspect a broken leg on it. While they were sliding the slitter off the forks, it fell, trapping an employee s left ring finger against the concrete. The employee suffered a severe avulsion to the finger, which was then medically amputated at the knuckle.

An employee was attempting to roll a 1,300-pound coil that was 3 inches wide and 4 feet high when the coil fell on the employee's left ankle, causing broken bones and lacerations.

An employee was working on a flatbed semi-trailer that could extend its length. The air cylinder to release the pinning device was not working properly, and he manually released it. When the truck pulled forward, the employee was caught between two pieces of steel. He suffered broken ribs and punctured lungs.

An employee was moving scraps on an assembly line. She was sitting down beside the conveyor belt with her hand resting on the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is automatic and turned on. Her cotton glove was caught in the belt, resulting in the left index finger getting caught between the chain and the frame. She was hospitalized with a lacerated/broken left index finger.

An employee was inserting small pieces of steel into an iron worker when the clamping mechanism activated and amputated a fingertip.

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 a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

Two maintenance employees were dismantling a machine part (steel cylindrical rollers) on the ground. After unbolting a portion, part of the assembly fell approximately 6 inches onto one employee's left little finger. The employee was hospitalized and about 3/4" of their little finger above the top joint was surgically amputated.

An employee was moving and handling cardboard boxes when he sustained a laceration to his left ring finger from a box. The laceration became infected and required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was positioning a piece of metal trim for a test bend in a single-fold bend machine. Their right middle fingertip was pinched by a clamp on the machine, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was operating a double folding machine and positioning a piece of metal trim in the folding clamps for a test bend. The machine activated and the crank (lower control arm that bends the trim) came up and cut through the employee s glove, amputating their right middle fingertip.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.