The Sheffer Corporation

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 in the shipping/receiving area on a packing paper dispenser that was jammed. When the paper came free, the blade pulled the paper in and pulled the employee's hand in too, amputating about a quarter of the right middle fingernail and the top of the finger.

On June 27, 2025, at approximately 7:00 PM, an employee was operating a cell that presses rings on a cylinder and welds the rings on. The cylinder was moving between the welding station and the press station when it fell off the holder. The employee went to place the cylinder back on the holder when the cell cycled and the compression holder crushed their right hand. The employee's middle, ring, and little fingers were crushed.

An employee was working on a hydraulic cylinder at his work table. While he was removing a bleeder plug to reduce the pressure, the 3/8-inch steel plug was pushed out by oil pressure. The plug impacted his wrist, causing an abrasion where hydraulic oil went into his arm. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was pulling a steel cart backward when his left ring finger was crushed between the cart and another steel cart, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was using a hydraulic press to repair a hydraulic tool that was stuck in the open position. Upon adding downward pressure from the hydraulic press, the tool's hydraulic quick coupler broke and released the ball bearing inside the coupler. The ball bearing struck the employee in the abdomen, resulting in lacerations and abrasions. The ball bearing also penetrated the employee's abdomen.

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.

An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.

On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.