Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

An employee was checking inventory in the warehouse. They walked out from between racking and were struck by the mast of a forklift that was going forward. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their nose, ribs, and toes.

On June 11, 2025, at approximately 12:35 PM, an assistant cheese maker was unplugging cheese from the star valve on a machine when their left middle finger made contact with the rotating valve. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

On June 8, 2025, a filler operator walked down the stairs to go to their work station. They were walking when they tripped over a cart next to the freezer and fell on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to their left shoulder/clavicle.

On September 12, 2023, two employees were placing a preassembled box on the box wrapping machine. The top plate of the wrapping machine lowered unevenly onto the box and the employees went to fix it so that the top plate was square with the box. The top plate then pinched the injured employee's right ring finger between the plate and the top of the box frame, resulting in amputation of the fingertip and a tuft fracture.

An employee was operating a cheese curd auger and was attempting to clear cheese from the chute when his right ring finger was caught by the auger, causing a partial amputation of the distal portion of the finger.

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 putting chicken into a fryer. The employee's foot slipped, causing them to fall toward the fryer. Their left hand and arm made contact with the fryer basket and oil in the fryer, and oil splashed on their left arm, armpit, and face. The employee suffered burns to their hand, arm, and face.

An employee was assisting a customer when he tripped over a cord. He was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.

A delivery driver was loading cases onto a pallet while standing at the back of his trailer. A sports utility vehicle struck the driver, knocking him 10 to 20 feet in the other direction. The employee sustained a concussion and a pneumothorax.

On February 4, 2025, at approximately 6:15 PM, an employee was using a box cutter to cut open a plastic bucket of oil when their left index fingertip was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and sustained an amputation.

An employee was plugging in an electrical forklift to a charging unit when he made contact with bare copper wires. He received a 240V shock and burns to his right hand and index finger. He was hospitalized.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.