Universal Forest Products, LLC

An employee was attempting to align the chain and dog ears of a component cyber saw when the spinning saw blade flicked his hand towards the blade teeth, causing an injury that resulted in a thumb amputation. The saw was locked out at the time.

On June 23, 2017, at approximately 6:30 a.m., an employee was prepping plywood to be cut on a panel saw. The employee's finger was pinched between a bundle of plywood and rollers on a roller bed, amputating the right index fingertip.

An employee was operating a band saw when his right little fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.

An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.

An employee was using a shaper to cut wood when their right hand contacted the blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the right ring finger.

An employee was working on flooring tile, which required several continuous hours of kneeling. The next morning, he noticed fluid and swelling on the right knee. When he knelt to perform work tasks, he felt an immediate sharp, burning pain. The employee was hospitalized with an infection.

An employee was using a circular saw to cut rafters when their hand contacted the blade, resulting in amputations to their left ring and index fingertips.

The injured employee was inside a scissor lift. The scissor lift operator turned the lift to the left and crushed the injured employee's right hand between the wall and the lift. The injured employee sustained a right hand fracture.

An employee was replacing a light on the outside of a building when they fell from a 10-foot ladder to the pavement below, resulting in a head injury.

An employee was operating a forklift to move material. They slipped on the step while descending from the forklift and fell to the ground, fracturing their tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.