Tile Installation, Inc.

An employee was using a circular saw to cut flashing. He was finished with the cut and started walking away when his fall protection ropes became entangled in the saw and the saw was pulled into his leg. The employee sustained a left hamstring laceration.

An employee had finished sharpening a knife on the grinding wheel and was returning it when he lost grip of the handle. As the employee reached to catch the it, his abdomen was lacerated by the knife blade in the right lower quadrant.

An employee was removing an ambulance off a lift jack when the pressure against the jack caused the handle to kick upward, striking the employee on the left side of the head, neck, and jaw. The employee suffered injuries that required hospitalization.

An employee was installing a flange on an evaporator skid. The employee was holding the bar of a torque wrench when his hand was caught in the pinch point as another employee turned the wrench. He suffered a right middle fingertip amputation.

An employee was using a hand grinder to eliminate discrepancies on columns around the project when the grinder jumped and came out of the employee's hands. They sustained a little finger amputation.

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.

An employee was moving a slab of marble when it slipped and fell on his right hand, crushing the middle and ring fingertips against a table. The employee sustained amputation of both fingertips.

On June 14, 2024, three employee were unloading large slabs of marble tile at a residence when a slab fell from the truck and struck all three employees. One employee suffered a fractured ankle and required surgery. Another employee sustained fractures to their skull and neck, as well as laceration to their left hand. Both employees were hospitalized.

An employee was cleaning up after a company-related barbecue when the lit canned fuel used to warm the food spilled onto the employee. She sustained burns to her hands and face.

An employee was unloading a crate of granite slabs when the crate fell onto the employee's leg, resulting in a broken tibia.

An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.

Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.

An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.

An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.

An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.