An employee was trying to catch product coming off a conveyor when his fingers were caught between the conveyor and a metal bar under it. His left index finger was amputated.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 325620)
A temporary employee was cleaning the outside of a cylinder on a cream filling machine. The machine had been turned on so that leftover product could drain from it. The paper towel the employee was using fell into the cylinder, and as the employee went to retrieve it, the blade inside the cylinder amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
An employee was operating a ride-on powered pallet jack when his left calf was pinned between the pallet jack and a bollard. He was hospitalized with a laceration to the calf.
An employee was capping bottles of skin therapy oil when the plastic cover for the light fixture fell and struck them on the head. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion.
An employee was troubleshooting a capper machine that places caps onto cosmetic containers. His left hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in an injury to his middle finger and a ring finger amputation.
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 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 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.