Electro Abrasives, LLC

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 operating a uni-axle press when she suffered a fingertip amputation.

An employee was wearing cut-resistant gloves while operating an automatic slitter. The machine stalled and the employee placed their right hand on a panel to clean it before cutting. The slitter started running again, catching and damaging the cut-resistant glove. The employee's hand made contact with the slitting blades, resulting in amputation of the right ring finger and injury to two other fingers and lacerations to the hand. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was not guarded at the time.

An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, suffering five broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working at the carve station when his left middle finger was caught in the pinch point between the rollers and the wheel/steel plate resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was unjamming a bucket conveyor when it moved and pinched his right ring finger.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.