Klein Tools, Inc.

An employee was troubleshooting a coolant door fault on a machine when the right door actuated and crushed his right index finger, causing an amputation to the finger.

An employee was polishing a guide pin using a CNC lathe when his left glove got caught on the chuck or tool and three of his fingers were pulled in. The employee was hospitalized and underwent reattachment surgery for finger amputations.

An employee was attempting to pull a motor out of a sump tank when both eye bolts on the hoisting rig snapped, dropping the motor on top of the employee's right hand. The employee received multiple lacerations and broken bones on the right hand, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was cycling the bending machine after an electrical repair. The injured employee was resting his hand on the machine and his right thumb tip was amputated when the machine cycled.

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was positioning a part inside a restrike hammer (full revolution drop hammer). The employee was wearing his safety pullout devices (metal cable with wristlets) at the time. As the employee positioned the part inside the die, he tripped the machine with his palm. As the ram went to drop, his pullout device (cotton rope connection) broke away from the press and his right hand was crushed by the top die as it fell. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

A piece of sheet steel fell from a sawhorse onto an employee's right leg and foot, resulting in fractures.

An employee was removing the bottom die from an auto hammer. He was pushing the die out with his left hand when the die bar slipped and fell on top of his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was troubleshooting a coolant door fault on a machine when the right door actuated and crushed his right index finger, causing an amputation to the finger.

At about 9:00 a.m. on March 10, 2025, an employee was operating a lathe when a part jammed inside it. The employee was removing the jammed part when the machine's slide shifted, causing the lathe spindle to amputate his left ring fingertip.

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

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.

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

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.

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