RUSSELL STOVER CANDIES

An employee was conducting a team lift of a piece of equipment that weighed 135 pounds to put it up on a table for cleaning when the employee strained the lower left abdomen, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was dumping a plastic trash cart into a compactor. Her right ring fingertip got stuck between the plastic receptacle and the metal frame around it. She sustained a fingertip amputation.

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 clearing thickened chocolate from the dispensing port of the melting tank when their right index finger contacted the agitator and was amputated up to first knuckle.

An employee was processing butter to be formed into specialty items and flower designs. The employee went to grab the shaped butter when their hand was pinched between the rising metallic plate and the top of the machine. They were hospitalized for a right finger fracture at the knuckle that required surgery.

At 11:15 a.m. on March 7, 2022, a temporary employee was training on a production line. While clearing waffle cones from the oven, she lacerated her right wrist on the oven blade and was hospitalized for surgery.

An employee was walking around the building when he fell to the ground and broke his femur.

An employee was conducting a team lift of a piece of equipment that weighed 135 pounds to put it up on a table for cleaning when the employee strained the lower left abdomen, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.

An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.

An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.

Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.

An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.