ABB, Inc.

On April 30, 2025, a field service engineer was working on robots in a cell when the line faulted. The engineer went to unjam the line and the machine caused an amputation to their left index fingertip (about 3/4" total from the fingertip). The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was driving a reach truck when it struck another reach truck that was backing away from a loading dock. The second truck came into contact with the employee's left leg through the open entrance of their own truck. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was performing maintenance on a stamping die and lowering the stripper plate back onto the die using a pendant on a hoist. The employee sustained a left hand fingertip amputation.

An employee was feeding slit coil into the press. As the employee cleared a jam, their gloves got caught in the material feeder resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was cutting bar stock with an automated saw. The pneumatic clamp crushed her left ring finger at the nailbed. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.

An employee was going to the breakroom when they tripped over a chair and fell, resulting in a hip fracture.

An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.

An employee tripped over a box and fell to the floor, fracturing their right arm.

An employee tripped over a piece of angle iron and fell to the floor sustaining a broken hip.

An employee was preparing for a CT scan when she tripped over a loose strap and fell to the floor, fracturing her hip.

An employee was cleaning a machine and bleeding its lines. After the gauge read 0, the employee removed the metal lid covering a filter. The lid popped off and struck the employee in the face, causing a broken nose, a broken jaw, and lacerations.

An employee was burned by an arc flash that occurred in an electrical room.

An employee was carrying a metal plate (18 inches x 18.75 inches) when it dropped onto his right foot, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was troubleshooting a variable frequency drive (VFD). There was an electrical discharge. The employee experienced an electrical shock of approximately 480 volts and sustained second- and third-degree burns on their right hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow.

An employee was operating a press and sustained broken bones in the right hand.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.