Henry Company LLC

An employee was trying to put a roll of roofing that had fallen off a pallet back onto the pallet when the palletizer gate crushed the employee's chest, resulting in broken ribs.

An employee was using a pipe threading machine to attach a four-way coupling onto a threaded steel pipe. The employee used a pipe wrench to hold the coupling in place. When the pipe wrench was released from the coupling, the foot pedal was engaged and the pipe wrench came down and crushed the employee's fingertip, amputating it.

An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.

An employee was straining hot water from a pot of rice when the water splashed onto them, resulting in burns to their chest, arms, shoulder, and back.

An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.

An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.

An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.

An employee was climbing into the cab of a semi-tractor when he stepped on the battery cover and it shifted from under him, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist.

An employee was clearing a product flow restriction when the rotating valve activated. They sustained amputations to their left middle and index fingers.

A panel was being lifted when an attached roller (approximately 20 pounds) slipped and fell about 2 feet onto the hard hat of an employee working below. The roller also struck the employee's shoulder and back. The employee was hospitalized and suffered a contusion to the shoulder/back.

An employee drank water from a water cooler in the control room that was contaminated with sodium nitrite. The employee sustained methemoglobinemia and was hospitalized.

An employee was collecting waste material and taking it to a waste container that was in close proximity to material that was emitting chemical fumes due to elevated temperatures. The employee inhaled the fumes and was admitted to the hospital due to the exposure.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.