Sabert Corporation

An employee was changing out a motor when the motor fell and crushed his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee's finger was caught in a trim press dye while trying to clear a jam resulting in an amputation injury.

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 moving a stand-up powered industrial truck from a warehouse to a service area. During a turn on a slight decline, the vehicle's steering chain broke and the vehicle spun. The employee fell off the vehicle and landed on his right knee, breaking his fibula.

An employee had just driven a forklift onto a trailer and was stepping down from the forklift cab onto the trailer bed. He stepped onto a chain/buckle system (used to secure the forklift to the trailer bed during travel) and fell from the deck. He suffered a head laceration and two broken vertebrae and was hospitalized.

The injured employee was leaving to go to lunch when he and another employee tried going through the office door at the same time. The employees bumped into each other and the injured employee lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken hip.

An employee was pushing mailers when the arm/knife of a picking counter machine caught their hand. The employee suffered the amputation of their right middle finger above the knuckle. The machine was not sufficiently guarded.

An employee was using a belt sanding machine to put a 45-degree angle on the end of a metal flat-bar (1"W x 24"L x 3/8"T). The flat bar was caught between the tool-rest and the belt, causing the opposite end of the flat bar that the employee was holding to spring back toward the machine. Their left hand struck the belt/machine guard resulting in amputation of 3/4 of their little finger. Their ring finger was also lacerated.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.