Fastening Solutions, Inc.

While stepping out of a company van, an employee slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip or upper leg. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was passing through a building when she suffered an allergic reaction to a cinnamon air freshener. The employee began to feel dizzy and ill, ultimately becoming unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee wearing a blasting hood was preparing to blast inside a tank. The line that supplies the hood with breathing air was plugged into an argon line. The employee breathed the argon gas and fell. The employee was hospitalized for argon poisoning.

An employee was preparing a pump for maintenance. When the employee removed a cover, chemicals were released into the air. The employee was exposed to hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan and was hospitalized.

An employee was exposed to carbon monoxide that was leaking from a kiln. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

An employee was inside a trailer with a running lawn mower and sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was using an angle grinder to clean a weld. The employee's glove was caught by the grinding wheel and pulled their left index finger into the grinding wheel. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating the printing press and sustained a partial amputation of their right middle finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

An employee was unloading a piece of quartz from a container when they slipped and fell to the floor. Their leg was trapped under the quartz. The employee sustained a laceration on the leg and a dislocated knee. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee pushed a sectional sofa to move it out of the way of other employees using a pallet jack. Rather than sliding, the sofa tipped over. The employee fell, striking the back of her head on a metal cabinet. She suffered a brain bleed.

On June 16, 2021, an employee was attempting to adjust a jammed chain on a machine when their left hand became stuck between the chain and a sprocket, resulting in amputation of the index fingertip.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.