DIAMOND PLASTICS CORPORATION

At about 2:50 a.m. on January 8, 2024, an employee was changing some tooling when the top of the tooling came down and caught his left index and middle fingers. The index finger was lacerated and broken. The middle finger was medically amputated above the first knuckle.

An employee was moving a section of PVC pipe to a pipe rack when their left hand was caught and crushed between the section of pipe and the rack.

An employee was troubleshooting a machine and was shocked causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture their left arm and hip.

An employee was changing the water filter on an extruder. The lid, which was hanging from a hook, came loose and fell onto his hand. His right middle finger was amputated.

An employee was operating forklift to raise and move a pump into a building when the pump began to swing. The employee asked a coworker to stabilize the swinging pump. When he touched it, he stated he received a shock. The employee then exited the forklift and touched the pump, receiving a severe electrical shock.

On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

An employee was examining a machine when a part moved up and amputated a fingertip on their left hand.

An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.

An employee's right hand was caught in a wire drawing machine, resulting in amputation.

Employees were hooking up a new reel of pipe to be processed into shorter lengths. This process involved routing a winch cable through a haul-off and attaching it to the pipe using a clamp. One employee held the winch cable while another pressed the feed-out button to loosen the cable. The cable tightened and pulled the hand of the employee holding it into a pulley. The employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated at the first knuckle.

An employee was cutting pipe using a saw when she received an electrical shock from the power tool. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was overseeing production on a winder machine and went to clear a jam when the head stock amputated their right thumb and index fingertip.

On 8/22/2025, an employee was working to clear a grinder jam. The employee was using a "no-touch tool" to rotate the drum of the grinder. He slipped forward and his right hand contacted a pinch point between the backside of the blade and the grinder housing. The employee's right middle fingertip was partially amputated with bone loss.

At about 1:25 a.m. on August 14, 2025, an employee was operating a 10-inch band saw at a molding machine. The employee was working to cut the sprue off a PVC fitting. The blade snagged on the sprue and pulled his left index finger into the blade, which cut it. The finger was partially medically amputated.

A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.

A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.

A security employee was holstering her firearm when the gun discharged a bullet into her right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.

An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.