Neenah Enterprises Inc.

An employee was using a hydraulic hoist to lower a 200-pound manhole cover into a frame so a safety hinge could be installed. The lid became dislodged and fell from the hook, landing on the employee's fingertips. He suffered an amputation to the left middle fingertip, as well as an avulsion to the left ring fingertip.

An employee moved the equipment that pours molten metal into molds away from the access platform so that the overhead jib crane could remove the plug on top for cleaning. When he attempted to jump back to the access platform, which was approximately 39 inches away, his open fire-resistant shirt caught on the guardrail gate, causing him to fall approximately 14 feet to the floor below. He suffered broken ribs and bruises and was hospitalized.

An employee was using a come-a-long to adjust steel plates in the tumble blasting machine. When the employee released the pressure on the come-a-long, their left thumb was caught between a steel plate and the edge of the machine. The thumb tip was partially amputated.

On January 25, 2022, two employees were filling core boxes using a sand auger. As a core box was filling, the employees noticed the leather chute, which extends from the auger opening approximately a foot, partially detached from the auger arm and was hanging by only one side. This caused the sand, catalyst, and hardener mixture to clog inside the leather chute and risked pulling off the chute completely. While the injured employee entered the auger area, the second employee went to get a pair of pliers to tighten the wing bolts used to secure the leather chute to the auger. The second employee returned with the pliers and was given the leather chute, which had been removed by the injured employee. The second employee was using the pliers to clean the cute and remove material that had hardened inside. The injured employee was attempting to push the auger arm out of the way when they slipped and their hand entered the chute opening. The injured employee's left hand had made contact with the auger, which was still in operation, and resulted in a partial amputation to the index and little finger with a total amputation of the ring and middle fingers.

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 realigning two halves of a core box on a core-making machine. Pneumatic pressure released, causing the core box to close on the employee's right thumb. The thumb tip was amputated between the nail and the knuckle.

An employee was performing maintenance/electrical work inside a substation, and used a ladder to access the top of a panel box. The employee fell 8-9 feet from the top of the panel box to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their ribs and a shoulder injury.

An employee's hand was caught in a pinch point in the area of a conveyor for a flask running out of a foundry molding machine. The employee's ring finger was crushed and partially amputated at the base.

An employee noticed a block was out of place under the weighted mold frame. The employee used another block to push the block out and replace it. When the block came out, the frame came down on his right ring and little fingers. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation to the ring fingertip.

An employee was using a fork truck to move a tub containing molten iron that had been drained from the cupula. The tub tipped over and the molten metal came in contact with water. This caused the molten iron to splash back and burn the employee's upper torso.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.