LIFELINE FOODS, LLC

An employee was clearing a jam from a process line when his right middle fingertip was amputated by the airlock. The machine was not locked out at the time.

An employee was clearing a jam on an aspirator. The employee's left hand was caught in an airlock on the machine, which amputated the employee's ring, middle, and index fingertips.

An employee was unloading corn from a dump bin attached to a skid loader. He was standing at the back of the dump bin and pushing it upward to get it to dump its contents. As he pushed up, his left hand was placed between the fork and base of the dumpster. The base then lifted up, shifted, and came down and pinched his left fingertip. As he pulled his hand away, his fingertip was amputated.

An employee was using an air nozzle attached to a hose when she tripped and fell over the hose and a T-handle. The employee broke her left ulna and radial bones in her forearm. She was hospitalized and required surgery to repair the broken bones.

An employee was tying down a tractor on a flatbed trailer with tie down chains. He then stepped back off the trailer to the ground, and felt pain in his left hip. The employee sustained a torn hip flexor.

An employee was unloading tools. As they stepped off a lift gate of a box truck to the trailer, their left knee buckled, causing the right knee to buckle as well. The employee sustained a right knee fracture and a ruptured quadriceps tendon on the left and right leg.

An employee stepped down from a piece of fracking equipment into mud. He twisted his ankle and fractured it.

An employee was exiting his truck when he twisted his ankle on its ramp. He suffered a sprain.

An employee was getting into a semi truck when his back popped and he fell.

An employee was backing up a forklift when the frame of the forklift clipped the wall. The employee's right little finger was pinched between the wall and the forklift, resulting in amputation.

An employee was removing contaminants from a low point drain on an ammonia line through a hose and into a container of water. A release of pressure from the end of the hose exposed the employee to anhydrous ammonia, resulting in chemical burns to his face, arm, and chest as well as ammonia inhalation. He was hospitalized.

An employee was priming a cook pump and sustained burns from contact with hot water (140-200 degrees F).

At about 7:00 a.m. on February 11, 2025, an employee was troubleshooting a system that had failed to start. Suspecting a tripped breaker and intending to test the system's motor leads, he hooked up an insulation resistance tester. The side of the breaker the tester was hooked up to was still energized, resulting in an arc flash. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his face and right arm.

An employee was preparing hopper rail cars for loading. The employee fell from the platform used to access the rail car lids, landing in an empty hopper and suffering broken ribs.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.