Alto Products Corp. AL

An employee was loading a coil of steel into the feeder for a 200-ton steel press when it actuated and his hand became caught in the feed rollers. The employee sustained lacerations and a fracture to his left forearm.

An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.

An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.

An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.

An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.

An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee had been utilizing a lift assist for assembly. When assembly was complete, the lift assist was hung on a rack behind the employee and it became energized because the trigger got caught. When the employee reached for the lift assist, it sprung up, striking their face. The employee was hospitalized with a facial fracture(s) and a concussion.

An employee inspected a machine to see if water leaking from the roof was affecting it and covered the machine with plastic. The employee was descending a 6-foot A-frame ladder when they slipped and fell to the ground from the third or fourth rung from the bottom. The employee sustained a fractured left humerus.

An employee was running a steel blanking press. After hearing a rattling noise in a conveyor belt that handled scrap coming out of the press, the employee went to clear a jam on the belt. The belt caught the employee's glove, and the employee's index and middle fingers were amputated.

An employee was operating a cone/spear punch press and went to remove a metal piece when the machine cycled. His thumb got caught between the cut rear section of the converter and the internal parts remaining inside and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was loading a coil of steel into the feeder for a 200-ton steel press when it actuated and his hand became caught in the feed rollers. The employee sustained lacerations and a fracture to his left forearm.

An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.