Rich Products Corporation

An employee was removing product from the fondant wheel pump when their right middle finger was amputated.

An employee was replacing bands on the conveyor in the packaging area when their right middle finger was caught in the conveyor, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

On July 30, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., an employee was removing a hose and the stainless steel hardline for a positive displacement pump when their left middle finger caught on a blade in the pump, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Two employees were operating forklifts in a freezer. One forklift stopped to let the other go by. One of the forklifts slid on the icy floor and its forks struck the left calf of the other forklift's operator, fracturing their shin.

At about 4:30 a.m. on February 17, 2021, an employee was cleaning underneath a running conveyor. The employee's right glove was pulled into the conveyor as the employee was cleaning flour from the surface of the conveyor, causing the right hand and forearm to become caught between the conveyor and the surface underneath. The employee suffered a broken wrist/forearm.

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.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was performing maintenance under a kettle. When he removed a tri-clamp on a transfer line, the hot fat and broth material in the kettle poured out onto his arm. The employee was hospitalized with burns.

An employee was walking on top of boiler to close a valve. The employee fell off the boiler and landed on the floor, sustaining fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was inspecting a pipe in the rice cooking area near an oven. While checking for a clog, the fingers of their right hand were caught in an airlock at the base of the pipe. All the fingers were amputated except the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was removing dough from the discharge at the bottom of a mixer when the scraper contacted his left index finger and amputated it.

An employee fell while moving a water canister, resulting in fractures to four fingers on her right hand.

An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

A temporary employee was carrying a nail gun through the warehouse when it hit his leg, activated, and fired a nail into the leg.