Apex Tool Group, LLC

An employee was forming parts on a brake press when his right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was setting up a drill press. The employee's shirt and hair were caught in the drill bit, causing injuries including a right ear injury, a broken left pinky finger and scalping.

While walking through the parking lot, an employee was struck by a coworker's vehicle, fracturing the employee's right leg.

An employee was operating a brake press. She reached for a piece of metal and stepped on the press pedal. The press cycled and partially amputated her right middle and ring fingers, requiring surgery.

An employee and a contractor were using a scissor lift to reach the top of the black powder spray booth where steel tanks are brought in to be painted. The employee was going to clean the top of the booth, while the contractor was going to work on the lighting in the area above the booth. The product-carrier which brings the steel tanks to the paint booth was not locked out. The product-carrier started to bring a steel tank to the spray booth and made contact with the scissor-lift. The carrier tipped the scissor-lift over. The employees were thrown roughly six feet when the scissor-lift impacted the ground.

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 turning over a die block. He lost his footing and a steel bar came down and broke his hip.

An employee was operating a forging machine to make a tool when a piece of metal broke off the machine and flew into his right thigh.

An employee was dumping waste products in the dumpster. As the employee released the hatch to the dumpster, it snapped back and caught their left ring finger, resulting in amputation.

An employee fell about 6 3/4 inches while descending a step. He suffered a broken tibia and was hospitalized.

An employee was conducting maintenance on a molding tool when it kicked out, causing a partial amputation to the employee's finger.

An employee was closing a door when the door closed on their right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was walking into the motor control center (MCC) room when his right ring finger was caught in the hinge of a doorway. He sustained an open phalanx fracture, which resulted in a partial amputation above the first knuckle.

An employee was changing the spacing on a telehandler's forks. A fork slipped, and the employee's left index finger was caught between it and the mast. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.

An employee was pulling down a broken skid with a forklift. When the employee backed up the forklift to get the forks out of the skid he pulled down, he contacted the forks of another parked forklift, fracturing both of his legs. He was hospitalized.

An employee was carrying cups back to the kitchen when her foot got caught on a cart and she fell face-first. During the fall, a piece of glass from a cup cut the inside of her mouth, severing an artery. She also sustained a laceration on her lower lip. The employee was hospitalized.