SVC Manufacturing, Inc.

An employee was loading a trailer that required slip sheets to be placed between the stacks of product. He went to get onto the push-pull lift to load more product when he tripped over extra slip sheets on the floor and fell against the shipping container wall. The employee sustained a dislocated left shoulder.

An employee was helping to clear a pallet jam in a pallet exchange machine when the pallet machine released and pinched his left middle fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was stepping from a bus onto the curb when they sustained a right strained hamstring.

An employee was walking on steps when they slipped and twisted their ankle, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was stepping from a parking block down into a parking spot when he twisted his right ankle, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. As they were dismounting, the employee felt pain in their leg from stepping down and sustained a left leg fracture.

An employee was separating laundry and crossed over the conveyor belt to get to the other side of the room. As she was stepping off the conveyor belt, she heard a pop in her leg. She sustained a left tibia fracture.

A mechanic was performing a modular overhaul on a blower. While removing magnetic rods for the stretch rod, the employee was placing the second rod on the blower platform. The rods were magnetically attracted to one another, and the employee's left third and fourth fingers were pinched between them. She was hospitalized and sustained a partial amputation.

An employee was conducting maintenance on the bag in box (BIB) palletizer machine when the motor chain jumped, pulling his right index finger into the chain drive attached to the motor and causing a fingertip amputation.

An employee was clearing a piece of tape from the tape dispenser when their hand contacted the cutting implement on the dispenser. The employee suffered the amputation of their right index finger.

An employee was troubleshooting a bottle machine because the nozzle was stuck in the up position. The employee went to check for pre-blow air and the nozzle dropped back down to its starting position, catching his right index fingertip against the mold base. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation to the first digit.

An employee was attempting to clear a bottle jam when they were pinned to the wall by the arm of a robotic bottle stacker. The employee sustained an abdominal injury that required hospitalization. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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.