Saint Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc.

An employee slipped on ice in the company parking lot and fell to the ground, suffering a broken leg and dislocated shoulder.

An employee was attempting to clear a jam at the rotary airlock discharge when the airlock rotated and amputated his fingertip.

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 uni-axle press when she suffered a fingertip amputation.

An employee was wearing cut-resistant gloves while operating an automatic slitter. The machine stalled and the employee placed their right hand on a panel to clean it before cutting. The slitter started running again, catching and damaging the cut-resistant glove. The employee's hand made contact with the slitting blades, resulting in amputation of the right ring finger and injury to two other fingers and lacerations to the hand. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was not guarded at the time.

An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, suffering five broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working at the carve station when his left middle finger was caught in the pinch point between the rollers and the wheel/steel plate resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was unjamming a bucket conveyor when it moved and pinched his right ring finger.

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.