Ring Power Corporation

After repairing a piece of industrial equipment, an employee had brake-cleaning liquid on his gloves. A lighter ignited the liquid, and the employee's hands were severely burned.

On July 8, 2023, in the enclosure shop, an employee and two co-workers were setting a metal sheet onto the manually-operated lifting rail. As they tilted the lifting rail so that the metal sheet would move to the outside yard, the injured employee's right hand was caught between two moving parts of the lifting rail. His right middle finger was amputated at the distal joint and his right ring finger was lacerated.

On June 15, 2023, an employee was on a 6-foot A-frame ladder, installing a receptacle for a flat-screen television in an office. As he descended the ladder to retrieve a tool, he fell to the floor and sustained fractures to the right forearm/wrist.

On January 27, 2023, an employee was taking the trash out to the dumpster located outside at the back of the building when she tripped and fell over the wheel blocks of the dumpster and onto the asphalt pavement. She sustained a left compound wrist fracture that required hospitalization.

An employee was trying to repair a standing lift truck/material handler, supported on jack stands, by removing a sheared-off threaded rod with vise grips in his hands. The forks shifted off the jack stands and fell onto his right hand, puncturing it between the ring and little fingers. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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 working on a 6-foot ladder that was leaned against a gas compression engine. The ladder feet slipped on the working surface, causing the ladder to become unstable. The employee fell off the ladder and suffered bilateral wrist fractures.

An employee was reinstalling an idler weighing approximately 400 lbs. on a bulldozer when the idler shifted slightly, pinching the employee's finger. The employee sustained an amputation.

An employee was filling a pressure washer with gasoline when the vapors ignited, resulting in the employee suffering burns to his face, hands, and arms.

An employee was preparing to unload freight from the liftgate of their truck while at a client location. They stepped into a pothole and fell onto their left side, resulting in a broken hip that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was using a torch to remove a broken bolt from inside a roller drum. Prior to this, brake cleaner had been used inside the roller drum. The employee was inside the roller drum when a flash fire occurred and the employee sustained burns to their face and arms.

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.