Ahresty Wilmington Corporation

A maintenance technician was investigating a tool issue. He was pressing the tool clamp/unclamp button with his right hand when his hand slipped off the button, causing the spindle to clamp on his distal left index finger, resulting in amputation.

An employee was attempting to pull a 12" die when a synthetic web sling that was being hoisted by an overhead crane slid unexpectedly back down the shaft of the die, catching an employee's left thumb between the sling and the die. The employee's left thumb was amputated.

An employee was walking when she tripped over a bolt that was holding a metal plate to the floor and broke her right femur head.

An employee was troubleshooting a motor for air leaks when his fingers contacted the fan, amputating the tips of the left middle and ring fingers.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

A maintenance technician was investigating a tool issue. He was pressing the tool clamp/unclamp button with his right hand when his hand slipped off the button, causing the spindle to clamp on his distal left index finger, resulting in amputation.

An employee had just fixed a loose aluminum coil on a rack while raised about 11 feet into the air on a forklift. While he was being lowered, he fell from the forks to the floor, suffering two fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a fractured cervical vertebra. He was hospitalized.

An employee was troubleshooting a caster machine. While removing a cap cover, the catch pan moved up and caught his right arm against the caster blocks. He suffered lacerations and an open break of the ulna. He was hospitalized.

At 11:27 a.m. on March 15, 2025, an employee was transferring film to start a new roll when the winder shaft failed to seat properly in its cradle. The employee was knocking the unseated shaft down when his right thumb was caught. The employee sustained an amputation to right thumb.

Two employees were riding in a utility terrain vehicle down a loose gravel path. The vehicle's front wheel dug into the gravel, and it rolled over onto its side. The injured employee struck the interior of the vehicle (including the steering wheel) before landing on the driver. The injured employee suffered a 6-inch head laceration, a broken collarbone, and six broken ribs.

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.

An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.

On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.