Appalachian Wood Floors, Inc.

An employee reached into the access door of a rip saw while it was powering down, resulting in the amputation of their left hand. Energy control procedures were not used.

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 operating an end matcher machine that makes grooves on hardwood flooring and wall/ceiling paneling. The board overlapped and as the employee went to make a correction, his thumb was partially amputated by the blade.

An employee's left middle finger was caught in a belt and pulley on top of a molder. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was pulling waste lumber material onto a conveyor deck when their left little finger got caught in a conveyor chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

A temporary employee turned off a planer machine, opened the housing, and began clearing a jam. The machine's spinning blade caught his right hand and degloved the index finger.

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell, suffering a broken scapula and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was adjusting the height of an ultraviolet (UV) lamp. She was electrocuted by the UV machine. She sustained burns on her left hand and an entry wound on the right forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

On August 14, 2025, an employee was rebuilding a tile-cutting die when their right wrist contacted the cutting blade, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.

An employee was removing a jammed piece of scrap wood from the end of a machine saw when the wood pulled their right hand into the saw blade, resulting in an index finger amputation below the second knuckle.

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.

An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.

On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.