SUPERIOR DAIRY, Inc.

An employee was cleaning a piece of equipment when his glove became caught in a rotating shaft of the blow molder and amputated his middle fingertip.

An employee was removing cartons from a machine. A chain and sprocket caught the employee's right little finger and amputated it.

A maintenance employee was installing a light while standing on an 8 foot extension ladder. The bottom of the ladder kicked out due to a wet floor and the employee fell. He was hospitalized for a broken ankle.

An employee was servicing a re-grinder and amputated four fingers.

An employee was working in the blow molding area making bottles when the machine jammed. As the employee tried to clear the jam, his index fingertip was amputated by the trimmer.

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 was lifting a crate of dairy product and felt severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized with a burst blood vessel in their lower back.

An employee was walking between two production lines when he tripped and fell over a pallet that had some equipment on it. The employee fell on his right side, resulting in a fractured hip and a possible thumb injury.

An employee was using a stand-up forklift to load a small box truck. As he was putting down a pallet to push it onto a truck, the weight caused the truck to move forward. This pulled the forklift forward and it dropped between the truck and the loading dock, causing partial amputations to their left little and ring fingers.

An employee was unloading product from a trailer onto a scissor lift. They stepped backward and fell approximately 5 feet from the scissor lift to the concrete floor, sustaining six broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was removing cheese product from the top of a conveyor belt. His right ring finger got pulled under the metal product guide rail at the edge of the conveyor and was pinched between the conveyor and the guide rail. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip between the first knuckle and the fingernail.

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.

An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.

On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.