Precise Cables, Inc.

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 operating a mica disc punch press. While the employee was working to clear material from the press, it cycled and amputated the tips of their left thumb and index finger. The press was guarded at the time of the incident.

An employee was repositioning a wire that would not advance in a crimping machine when the machine closed on her right index finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

An employee was repairing a benchtop wire processing machine that is used to make wire harnesses for commercial applications. A guard had been removed in order to access the components. The employee was testing the "trigger" sensor of the machine and adjusting the blades when the machine actuated and a blade amputated part of his left index fingertip.

An employee was moving a large safe weighing approximately 625 lbs. with a dolly that was specially-designed to move the safe. The safe fell from the dolly, struck the ground, fell forward onto the employee, striking their right hip/pelvis area before rolling off the employee onto the floor. The employee sustained a right hip/pelvic fracture.

An employee was checking the industrial waste stream as it discharged into a 4,000-gallon waste collection tank. The employee's right wrist was splashed with corrosive chemicals, resulting in hospitalization for a chemical burn.

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.