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An employee was operating a machine when it amputated several fingers on his right hand.

At about 6:00 p.m. on December 21, 2018, an employee was trying to clear a jam in a hopper. The push plate moved while his right hand was in the hopper, resulting in a crushing injury to his right index finger. The finger was surgically amputated.

On September 14, 2018, an employee was checking oil levels in units. While manually rotating a unit's door, the employee's left ring finger was caught between the door and a water coupler, resulting in an amputation.

A bindery operator's finger was caught in a belt and pulley while pointing to the reflector on the line. The tip of his right index finger was amputated.

An employee was removing a piece of paper that was stuck in an offset press when the employee's finger was pinched in the rotating rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was going to the breakroom when they tripped over a chair and fell, resulting in a hip fracture.

An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.

An employee tripped over a box and fell to the floor, fracturing their right arm.

An employee tripped over a piece of angle iron and fell to the floor sustaining a broken hip.

An employee was preparing for a CT scan when she tripped over a loose strap and fell to the floor, fracturing her hip.

An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.

An employee was stepping down from a rolling safety ladder that was locked in place when he fell and his head struck the floor, resulting in a brain bleed that required hospitalization.

An employee was clearing a piece of scrap from a carpet cutting machine when the blade came down and amputated the tip of his right thumb. A guard was in place at the time.

An employee was working on a printing machine when their hand became caught in the machine. The employee sustained a fractured metacarpal, torn tendons, and a dislocated wrist.

An employee was tearing down equipment. She attempted to catch a clamshell when her hand was caught between the clamshell and the lift gate of a box truck. The employee sustained a broken hand and a cut on the forehead.

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.