ICE CREAM SPECIALTIES

An employee was monitoring machine operation and noticed an ice cream bar stick was not released. The employee's right ring finger was then caught in the point of operation and amputated by the drop bar on the machine.

An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

A ramp in the trunk of a delivery van struck an employee's calf. She suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.

An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.

An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.

An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was using an end mill to mill out a section of a metal door frame that he was fabricating. Metal shavings built up and he could not see the marking to cut, so he used a small brush to remove the shavings. While brushing off the shavings, his glove became caught in the spinning mill bit and pulled his hand in. The employee's right index finger contacted the spinning bit, resulting in a partial amputation to the side of the finger.

An employee was unjamming cookie dough from a machine when the rotating pump caught her left index and ring fingers, resulting in fingertip amputations.

An employee was marking a malfunctioning mold when their finger got caught between one section of rollers on the mold and the guarding on the next section of rollers. The employee's finger was amputated below the nailbed.

An employee was exiting the rear door of a freezer truck when he slipped/misstepped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken right leg that required surgery.

An employee was palletizing ice cream when his fingers got caught in a chain and sprocket, resulting in amputations of the middle and ring fingers.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.