Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Stahl-Meyer Foods, Inc., 294 SW Harvey Drive, MADISON, FLORIDA 32340
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw when the saw cut the side and back portion of his left thumb. He received lacerations and an avulsion to his left thumb.
On July 25, 2025, at 11:21 a.m., an employee was sitting underneath the forks of a forklift while performing maintenance on the forklift when the forks dropped onto them, resulting in a broken femur.
On May 31, 2022, at 10:15 a.m., an employee finished repairing a packaging machine. When the machine started, the employee went to remove folded film on the sealer jaws and the jaws closed on his left hand resulting in amputation of the index, middle and ring fingertips.
An employee was moving a movable rack containing meats to the smoker when another employee also using a movable rack rammed into him, causing his right middle finger to be caught between the two racks. The employee suffered an amputation without bone loss to his right middle finger.
On February 7, 2019, an employee was standing on a dock plate when a truck pulled forward from the dock. He fell 4 feet to the floor, suffering a compound fracture to the lower right leg. He was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a de-clipping machine to cut the metal clips off of sausage sticks. As the employee put a link of sausages into the machine, their hand slipped into the point of operation. A piston pinched the employee's left index finger, causing a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a small tabletop grinder in a food safety quality assurance lab. She was stuffing meat down the grinder's chute when the grinder caught her right hand. Its auger caused an amputation to her middle finger and a partial amputation to her index finger.
A maintenance employee was removing an inspection plate from an industrial cooker. Hot liquid spilled onto him and burned his hands, arms, and torso area. He was hospitalized.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.