Greif, Inc.

On August 7, 2023, an employee fainted at work after operating a machine. After work, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration from the heat.

An employee was troubleshooting the crimper action of a machine that made press paperboard cylindrical containers. As he passed a photo eye in an interlock gate area, the machine cycled and the indexing arm struck him on the head/face, crushing him against the chuck. He suffered a broken jaw, loss of teeth, and injuries to the back of the neck and head.

An employee was removing a part from a bending machine. The machine clamp amputated the bottom tip of the employee's right little finger.

The operator entered information into the data screen of the line winder, then turned around and walked to the paper rolling machine on the line. He tripped on the edge of a presence sensing safety mat and fell into the machine. The employee's left arm struck a bar and his right hand landed on an in-running nip point of the vertical roller, horizontal feed belt, and the housing of the vertical belt. Three fingers on the operator's right hand were degloved.

An employee was trying to remove a tool from a machine when his right thumb was caught in the sprocket of the shaft of the machine resulting in an amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time.

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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 had just spliced a new roll to the paper being fed into a winder machine. The employee realized the splice would not hold and was working to correct it when their right hand was caught between the winder head and a belt. The employee suffered broken fingers. The incident took place during a training activity.

An employee was removing a step cam by with a sledgehammer when a piece of the cam broke off, fell, and struck his right forearm.

An employee was repairing the locking mechanism on a machine when their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam on the cup production line when a blade caused a laceration and a partial amputation to their left middle finger.

An employee was checking on a machine outside of the building and removed a cover to clean out a blocked area. His hand was caught by a rotary valve in a dust collection machine. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was working to clean a glue roller with a scraper tool. The tool and the employee's left thumb were pinched between two rollers, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was re-arranging boxes of pipe insulation on a pallet. One of the boxes fell from the pallet and knocked over an upright empty cylinder. The cylinder fell and crushed the tip of the employee's right toe. The employee's toe required surgical amputation.

An employee was securing the claw of a grapple truck to the truck bed. His left little finger was caught between the tie down strap and the rub rail of the truck, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.

An employee was cutting extruded aluminum framing material using a horizontal band saw. She went to grab a rag in the machine when the rag contacted the blade and pulled her hand in toward the blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.