Greif, Inc.

On August 7, 2023, an employee fainted at work after operating a machine. After work, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration from the heat.

An employee was troubleshooting the crimper action of a machine that made press paperboard cylindrical containers. As he passed a photo eye in an interlock gate area, the machine cycled and the indexing arm struck him on the head/face, crushing him against the chuck. He suffered a broken jaw, loss of teeth, and injuries to the back of the neck and head.

The operator entered information into the data screen of the line winder, then turned around and walked to the paper rolling machine on the line. He tripped on the edge of a presence sensing safety mat and fell into the machine. The employee's left arm struck a bar and his right hand landed on an in-running nip point of the vertical roller, horizontal feed belt, and the housing of the vertical belt. Three fingers on the operator's right hand were degloved.

An employee was trying to remove a tool from a machine when his right thumb was caught in the sprocket of the shaft of the machine resulting in an amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time.

An employee was hospitalized after being assaulted by another employee.

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.

Employees were using a forklift equipped with four wire slings to move a 20-foot by 6-foot roofing panel from the work area to the laydown yard. The slings were threaded through the forklift's forks (two slings per fork), and the other ends were secured to the panel with shackles. The forklift was reversing through a bay door opening and the injured employee was applying pressure to a corner of the panel so it would fit through the opening. The load shifted, causing a sling to slide off a fork. The roof panel then fell onto the injured employee's left foot, resulting in a fractured ankle.

On February 10, 2025, an employee was operating a roller fan machine. The rollers pulled in the employee's hand, causing finger amputations.

Two employees were using a scissor lift to install a sign when a gust of wind knocked the scissor lift over. One of the employees fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left shoulder and left hip.

An employee was using a drill press to bore a piece of wood. The drill bit caught the glove on his left hand, resulting in the amputation of his left thumb.

An employee was working to fit two 1-1/2-inch stainless steel spool pieces at a flanged connection to bolt up. To align the two spool pieces, the top section of pipe (10 feet in length) was rigged using a nylon strap choker, attached to a 1/2-ton chain. As the employee attempted to move the pipe, the load shifted in the nylon strap, causing the top section of the pipe to drop approximately 1-2 inches, which pinched the injured employee's left index finger in the flanged connection and resulted in an amputation of the finger's distal tip.

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.