Matthews International Corporation

An employee was fixing a mechanical casket lift in a vehicle when the lift came down on their left-hand fingers, resulting in amputation of two fingers.

At 6:00 p.m. on April 4, 2022, an employee was removing debris from a bandsaw table when his right thumb contacted the sawblade. He suffered a partial amputation.

An employee was using an automated roller machine to roll a 3/16-inch-thick plate. The roller caught his left index finger resulting in a crushing injury.

An employee was using an automatic pipe threading machine. He attached a 7-inch pipe to the other side of the elbow and started the machine. His right index fingertip was crushed between the pipe and the machine's left support arm.

An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

An employee was staking tomato plants on a farm. The employee began to feel sick and collapsed, suffering from dehydration and heat shock.

An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was traveling back from work when they became ill and experienced dizziness due to heat exhaustion.

On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

An employee was walking in the parking lot when they slipped on ice near the gutter downspout and fell. The employee sustained a fracture to their right hip at the proximal end of the femur.

An employee was operating a hammer machine to forge a heated nickel alloy billet. A fragment of the material broke off and struck the employee in his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to have the piece of metal removed from his abdomen.

An employee was taking the temperature of a furnace and a foundry crucible when the crucible broke and splashed molten metal onto the employee's back and neck causing burns. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was welding a steel casting (weighing approximately 650 lbs.) when the casting moved and fell on his right foot, resulting in a crushed right foot. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was lifting a component into a water blast machine when their right middle finger got caught between the lifting hook of the hoist and the component resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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.