MAHLE ENGINE COMPONENTS USA, INC.

An employee was setting up a milling machine to run parts. The steady rest (i.e., part clamp) was activated and crushed the last joint of the employee's right index finger resulting in surgical amputation.

On June 13, 2013, an employee was working on a slitter that was down for repairs. The machine's cutter rotated and amputated the employee's left hand.

An employee was tightening a loose bolt that had allowed the steel back in a vertical hydraulic cylinder to loosen. The steel back closed on the employee's left hand, amputating it. He was hospitalized.

An employee was operating a band saw when his right little fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.

An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.

An employee was using a shaper to cut wood when their right hand contacted the blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the right ring finger.

An employee was loading a rolling cart that became top-heavy and tipped over. The metal lip on the cart made contact with a toe on their left foot, resulting in amputation.

An employee was setting up a milling machine to run parts. The steady rest (i.e., part clamp) was activated and crushed the last joint of the employee's right index finger resulting in surgical amputation.

An employee was removing the valve cap from a 300-gallon tote of ammonium hydroxide. The back pressure caused ammonium hydroxide to release toward the employee's face, resulting in caustic chemical burns to their face and neck.

An employee was trying put a lift chain back on track on a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the lift chain and the pulley and partially amputated.

An employee was operating a forklift when it flipped, pinning and spraining the employee's ankle.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.