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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Handi-Foil Corp. dba Handi-Foil of America

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Handi-Foil Corp. dba Handi-Foil of America, 1 Handi Foil Drive, ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS 60002 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee was under a machine, threading aluminum foil through it. The machine's jog button was pressed while the employee's right middle finger was in the roller, and the roller's blade amputated the employee's fingertip.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Machinery, unspecified

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Service Wire Company

On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

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An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.

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An employee's right hand was caught in a wire drawing machine, resulting in amputation.

Awning Works, Inc.

An employee measured aluminum material and began to make a cut on a saw. The blade of the saw got caught on an angle and the saw kicked back, amputating the employee's left index finger.

Skana Aluminum Co

An employee was helping a maintenance worker install the upper portion of a coil car back into place using a hoist. This part weighs about 1,000 pounds. While seating the upper section onto the mounting bolts, the employees were working to loosen a bolt. The injured employee s right hand was on an impact wrench and his other hand was on the nut. As it was loosening, the upper portion of the coil unit came loose and caught the injured employee s hand against the lower portion of the coil block. The injured employee sustained crushing injuries and an amputation to the middle finger of their left hand.

Tifton Aluminum Extrusions, Inc.

An employee was trying to lay metal flat on a cooling table from a safety basket. The arm of a tail stretcher machine caught the employee's right leg and broke the thigh.

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An employee was setting up a manual kick press when it cycled and amputated the employee's left index fingertip in a pinch point. The pinch point was unguarded at the time.

JOSEPH FREEDMAN CO., INC.

An employee was holding a door when wind blew it. The door then caught and caused an amputation to the employee's left ring finger.

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An employee fell while moving a water canister, resulting in fractures to four fingers on her right hand.

Great Dane Ltd. Partnership

An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.

Olympia Food Industries Inc.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

AbbVie Inc.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

TSA Processing - Montgomery

A temporary employee was carrying a nail gun through the warehouse when it hit his leg, activated, and fired a nail into the leg.