Braco Manufacturing

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 checking the operation of a dust collector when they sustained a partial amputation to their right middle finger and a laceration to the index finger in a rotary valve on the machine.

On July 1, 2024, an employee was leaving work for the day when she stepped off a curb, lost her footing, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with two lower leg fractures that required surgery.

An employee was changing out formic acid with a hose. The hose disconnected and acid sprayed on the employee, who was burned. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was replenishing trays of finished product using an order picker truck. As he was moving toward the end of a narrow aisle, his right index finger was pinched between the outside anchor bar/overhead guard and the bottom of the overhead crossover bars that connected and stabilized the racking in the aisle. He suffered a fracture and an amputation to the tip of the finger.

An employee was entering the building and held the door open for a co-worker exiting the building. The edge of the door edge contacted a bollard and pinched his left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

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.