The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.

An employee was repairing a CNC machine. A tool fell from the operator platform into the pit area below, a distance of approximately 3.5 feet. The employee descended into the pit using the access stairs to retrieve the tool. The employee's feet slid out from under him while stepping onto the cover, resulting in a fall and a fractured left hip that required hospitalization.

An employee, using a sling and hoist, was flipping a liner plate to inspect the underside. When he flipped and laid it down, the plate began to slip across the table. The employee used his right hand to try and stop the plate from sliding and the plate pinched his fingertip against the frame of the table. He suffered an amputation of the last digit of his right middle finger.

The employee was moving a manifold via three portable pipe stands when one of the stand's casters got stuck in a divot in the cement floor. As the employee attempted to push the manifold from the first stand, the weight of the manifold became unevenly distributed causing the manifold to fall from the pipe stands. The employee's finger was caught between the pipe stand and the manifold resulting in the amputation of the employee's first digit of the right thumb.

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 disassembling a scrap headliner above a dashboard to recover automotive parts when their screwdriver slipped and contacted their right hand. The employee suffered a laceration that resulted in nerve damage, requiring surgery.

An employee was assisting in the removal of a filter dryer assembly from a support stand. The filter dryer was attached to an overhead crane during the time the mounting bolts were being removed from the support stand. Once the filter dryer was completely disconnected from the support stand, the unit became top-heavy and tipped over onto the employee causing a fracture to their right foot and lacerations to their upper right arm and upper back.

An employee was removing a 2,700-pound piece of metal from a horizontal mill. They were walking away from the machine when they slipped and tried to catch themselves on the metal, causing the large piece of metal to fall down onto their ankle. They sustained a compound fracture to their right leg.

An employee was standing on an elevated, unsecured platform to assist with the rigging and removal of a vessel from a work area when the platform tipped and they fell to the concrete floor, fracturing their pelvis and elbow.

An employee was repairing a CNC machine. A tool fell from the operator platform into the pit area below, a distance of approximately 3.5 feet. The employee descended into the pit using the access stairs to retrieve the tool. The employee's feet slid out from under him while stepping onto the cover, resulting in a fall and a fractured left hip that required hospitalization.

An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.

A casting machine jammed. An employee's hand was caught in the machine, where a belt line caught and amputated the tip of his finger.

During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.

An employee slipped on condensation on a walkway in a parking garage. She fell and suffered a closed fracture to the neck of the left femur.

An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.