OKEELANTA CORPORATION

An employee was crossing the street as a traffic spotter when they were struck by a moving truck, causing fractures to their face and neck.

Two employees were removing 50-pound hammers from a steel box on a roader in a sugar mill. While removing the hammers, the steel box fell. One employee was pinned between the steel box and the roader. The other employee was struck by hammers. One employee was hospitalized for a fractured sternum.

On 8/14/2017, at 11:20 AM, an employee was installing a lateral cover on a mill feed row when it fell on his left foot, fracturing his fourth and fifth toes and lacerating his foot. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was welding pipe in a pan vessel. While the employee was repositioning, a component inside the vessel shifted. The employee was wedged between the component and the vessel and suffered two broken back vertebrae. He was hospitalized.

An employee was working on a mud press when the filter leaf cloth seal leaked hot slurry. The mixture contacted the employee, causing second-degree burns to the lower back, abdomen, and buttocks.

At about 8:45 a.m. on October 8, 2022, an employee was clearing out a coal spreader when it crushed the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers (without breaking bones).

An employee was helping install a pump when it caught his left hand. The hand was amputated above the wrist.

An employee was sitting in an office chair. The chair collapsed, and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in a broken left hip. The employee was hospitalized, and surgery was required to repair the injury.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.