ZIRCAR REFRACTORY COMPOSITES INC.

An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.

An employee was cleaning a resident's chimney. While using a drill, the employee's glove became caught in the drill and their finger was fractured.

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.

An employee was resetting the robot at the control panel after a light curtain fault when their hand struck the control panel. This created a gap that his finger became caught in. When he removed his hand, he sustained a soft tissue amputation to his left little finger.

An employee was pushing a tray cart. One of the trays struck a beam and pushed back into his hand, pinching his right middle fingertip against the push handle. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was in a scissor lift troubleshooting a machine. The machine activated and the employee was pinned between the machine and the scissor lift railing resulting in six broken ribs.

An employee was moving a cart that contained metal strapping when the cart tipped over and the employee's pinky finger was pinched between the cart and a workstation. The employee suffered trauma to the finger and required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was preparing pallets of bricks on a conveyor when the employee's fingers were pinched between two of the pallets, amputating the left little finger.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.