ChemAid Laboratories, Inc.

An employee was cleaning the heads of a crimper with a paper towel when the machine caught the paper towel and her right glove. The middle and ring fingers were amputated.

An employee was leaning on a unguarded conveyor belt of a packaging machine when a finger on her left hand became caught in a pinch point resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

While an employee was completing the batch drop process, a fire flash occurred, burning his right hand and face.

On November 17, 2023, an employee was unloading a trailer using a forklift when the truck drove away, causing the employee and the forklift to drop to the ground. The employee suffered back injuries that required hospitalization.

An employee was driving a golf cart when its left leaf spring cracked, causing the cart to abruptly turn left into a nearby ditch. The employee suffered three fractures in his right leg below the knee, as well as severe lacerations on his head and forehead.

An employee was operating a forklift to unload a truck when the truck pulled away. The forklift and the employee fell approximately 3.5 feet. The employee sustained fractures to the arm and neck as well as a head contusion.

An employee was moving a scissor lift onto a loading dock ramp when the lift fell over the side of the ramp with the employee in it. They sustained rib fractures.

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a trailer when the trailer pulled away from the dock. The forklift rolled backward and fell out of the trailer. The employee sustained head trauma and a back injury.

An employee was walking through the facility when they struck their foot against a pallet, tripped, fell into a pallet, and landed on the concrete floor. The employee's right leg was fractured.

A delivery driver was making a delivery at a client location. He was closing the rolling door of the delivery truck when his fingertip became caught in the door, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was servicing a rooftop HVAC unit when their left hand became caught in the rotating belt of the machine. The employee sustained an amputation of their thumb from the first knuckle.

An employee was descending a set of rolling stairs when he missed the last step and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to his ankle and leg.

An employee was installing a new conveyor belt when their right thumb became caught between the belt and the drive pulley. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the thumb.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.