McWane, Inc.

On March 26, 2025, an employee was operating a forklift and was emptying a pan that was lifted by the forks of the forklift. The forklift began descending down the ramp beside a building. The employee dismounted the moving forklift and her leg was caught and run over by the wheels of the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with crushing injuries to her leg.

An employee was using a forklift to move two flange fixtures that are used in a CNC machine. As the employee was adjusting the fixture so that it was flat on the ground, the fixture shifted on the guide rods, catching his finger between the top guide rod nut and top metal clamp bar. The employee sustained an amputation of the left little fingertip.

An employee was loading a 14-inch flange into a vertical fixture. The employee removed hooks from the flange to adjust it in the fixture; the flange fell out of the fixture and caught the employee's left hand against the machine. The employee's ring and little fingers were broken.

An employee was removing a utility vehicle with other team members when they decided they needed additional rigging. The employee was securing the additional chain for the rigging when the vehicle shifted and caught the employee's leg between the vehicle and a collection box. The employee suffered a compound fracture to his lower right leg.

An employee was tossing a damaged toilet into a compactor. The toilet bounced off the compactor and lacerated the employee's right wrist, cutting an artery and tendon.

An employee was operating a hydraulic jack to bend a frame when the jack came loose and struck the employee. They were hospitalized for a spleen injury.

A truck had been towed into the shop with a flat tire and a blown airbag. An employee checked the tire for damage and was airing the tire. The employee was installing the valve core when the bead slipped off the rim. Air escaped, and the aluminum wheel struck the employee's head and face. The employee became unresponsive and was bleeding.

On December 14, 2023, at 8:40 p.m., three employees were inspecting milling machines for startup. A few of the sleeves on the mill drum needed to be changed out. The injured employee was trying to input a sleeve on the mill drum using a hammer. The hammer hit the edge of the drum, which caused a metal piece to splinter off and strike the employee's cheek just below the left eye. The metal splinter embedded in the back of their eye socket, resulting in pain, swelling, and bleeding that required hospitalization.

An employee was pushing a line of carts into a vestibule when the door cable snapped and struck his right ankle. The employee suffered a fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.

An employee was repositioning a large casting with a chain. The chain slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in hospitalization with a fracture to his upper arm and a crushing injury to his thumb.

An employee was performing a machine set-up and had installed one set of holding jaws. His right index finger became caught in an air vise while re-clamping a part. The employee sustained a partial amputation above the fingernail.

Two employees were re-packing a butterfly valve. The valve was being held by a crane. An employee added air to the valve to close it. The valve moved and the other employee reached to steady it. His thumb was caught in the valve and the thumb tip was amputated.

An employee was preparing to install a production tree/master valve. The employee grabbed the bull plug and shook the production tree into place. The well blew out on the casing side. The pressure caused the production tree to fall over onto the employee, resulting in a fractured right leg.

An employee was manually moving a 30-pound valve. When he sat the valve down, it crushed his left index fingertip just above the nail and amputated it.

An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.

An employee was shot in the leg with a pistol during an altercation with two people who had entered the store without permission.

An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.