Universal Tools & Manufacturing Co

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 using a box cutter when it cut the tip of his left thumb resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was inspecting and packing parts when a machine in the area had a die malfunction. This die controls the flow of molten metal. Once it malfunctioned, the molten metal bled into the water line and started spraying into the area where the employee was located. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to her arm, chest, and mouth.

An employee was loading components into fixtures on an automated CNC Line. He was moving a J-Hook lifting apparatus by hand from its storage location to the raw material area in order to pick up a piece of steel. The employee had the crane remote and the neck of the J-Hook apparatus in his right hand. When he went to set the J-Hook down on the floor, he placed his left middle finger inside of the lifting loop of the magnet. As he manually lowered the J-Hook to the floor by the neck, it fell. As the neck dropped to the floor, the magnet shifted and the lifting loop of the magnet retracted into the bracket of the J-Hook, fracturing and amputating the fingertip.

An employee was operating a two-handed punch press. When the foot pedal was actuated, the machine cycled and came down onto his left hand causing severe lacerations to the index, middle, and ring fingers to the bone.

An employee was cutting material on a band saw and amputated his left ring fingertip.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.