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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 responding to a maintenance call about a snake outside a building. As the employee tried to kill the rattlesnake, it bit the employee twice. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was in the warehouse helping to troubleshoot a bagging machine. The machine's anvil activated and the employee's left middle finger was crushed by the bottom sealing bar. The fingertip was medically amputated at the last joint.

An employee was accessing a rotary airlock to clean it out when their fingers were caught by the star valve as it was rotating. The employee sustained amputations of their left middle and ring fingers.

An employee was setting up for operations on a centerless plunge grinder. The machine's cutting wheel lacerated the top of the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was loading a machine with powder when the machine activated, the punch came down, and their right hand was caught. The employee's fingers were amputated.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.