SOUTHEASTERN EXTRUSION & TOOL, INC

An employee was operating a CNC lathe and using a wrench to tighten the lathe chuck when the wrench hit his left hand, partially amputating his thumb and his second and third fingers.

An employee was loading a dish washing machine. A plate bumped against the machine and broke, lacerating the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was throwing a mirror into a dumpster when the mirror shattered and lacerated the employee's arm.

Two Rycon employees were installing glass marker boards in a nearly completed space. Each employee had a suction cup on the face of the board and a hand on the bottom of the board. Upon hanging the third board in sequence on a hang strip mounted to the wall, the board needed to be moved about half an inch to butt tightly to the adjacent one. When the employees moved the marker board, it shattered causing half of the board to fall and cause a severe laceration to an employee's left wrist.

On May 15, 2023, an employee removed a mirror from the bathroom to discard it. As the employee went to place it on the cart, the mirror broke. The employee sustained a laceration on the right forearm that required surgery.

An employee was lifting a round, glass table top while working on a waste collection route. The glass table top shattered and lacerated the employee's arm.

A maintenance employee was changing out the electrode tips of a welding machine. He was checking an electrode when the machine cycled. The electrode holder partially amputated his left index finger.

An employee was operating a punch press when the coils became jammed. The employee stood on the machine and reached for the coil. When the steel coil became unstuck, it sprung back and caught the employee's left middle finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.

On February 20, 2025, an employee was operating a cylindrical grinder when their finger became caught between the grinding wheel and stone. The employee's fingertip was medically amputated.

An employee was operating an unguarded hydraulic press. When the employee placed his hand inside the press to remove one of the molds, the employee's fingers on his right hand were caught between the mold and the top plate of the press. The employee was hospitalized, and four fingers were surgically amputated.

An employee was setting up a die when the die started to fall. As the employee went to catch it, the die landed on and crushed the employee's right index finger between the die and the machine. Their right index finger was amputated slightly above the second knuckle.

An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.