W & W / AFCO Steel

On September 12, 2025, an employee was standing on top of a float trailer boom, approximately 5 feet off the ground, working to strap down some material on a pallet with 5/16" booming chains. He was using a cheater bar as leverage to push down on the boomer that he had slid into the boomer handle. Once the chains had engaged and the load was secured, he went to pull the cheater bar out of the handle but it was stuck. When it became unstuck, he lost his balance and fell from the trailer to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the head of his left femur and required surgery.

An employee was grinding a beam when the grinding disc exploded and a fragment of the disc struck the employee's right lower leg. The employee sustained a laceration and a fracture to the right shin.

An employee was operating a remote-control overhead crane to set a beam on the floor. The crane hooks did not clear the beam and the beam flipped over onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with an amputation to the upper left leg.

At 9:30 p.m. on August 29, 2024, an employee was handling steel beams when their right ring fingertip was amputated.

An employee was working in a three-man crew to stage loads for shipment. As a steel column was being put into place with a forklift, the employee positioned himself between two steel columns and was struck by a steel plate that was welded to the column. The employee sustained an arm fracture and contusions to the right thigh.

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.

On October 21, 2025, an employee was operating a saw when a pneumatic clamp caught their right middle finger. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the finger.

An employee completed an end cut on a metal shim and started transferring the metal shim from the saw conveyor to two saw horses in the area. The employee set one end of the shim (7 feet long x 8 inches wide, weighing 218 pounds) on one of the saw horses, then slid the other end onto the other saw horse and the shim fell from the first saw horse. The employee's left index fingertip was pinched between the saw horse and the shim, resulting in a skin avulsion. The fingertip was amputated later.

An employee was using a crane to move a 44-foot, 3,343-pound I-beam. As the beam was moving west, it straightened out (north to south), beginning to swing south toward the northwest corner of a building. The crane then sent the beam southward, directly toward the corner of the building. The beam caught the tips of the employee's left index, middle, and ring fingers against the building. The last joints of the middle and ring fingers were amputated, and the last joint of the index finger was partially crushed.

An employee was moving steel beams with an overhead crane when the bundle struck a bollard and became unstable. As the employee reached to stop the material from shifting, his thumb was pinched in-between the beams, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was rigging a steel joist to be lifted by a crane. The joist fell and pinned the employee against the concrete ground. The employee sustained fractures to multiple ribs, his right arm, right tibia, and an open fracture to his right ankle, as well as a dislocated right hip.

An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

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.

An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.

An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.