Madison Kipp Corporation

The injured employee was connecting a scrap conveyor because of a machine startup. They were connecting a plug above their head. A die-cast case cell had a malfunction while making a part and the die-cast machine ejected molten aluminum that struck the injured employee approximately 25 feet away. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to their left leg.

An employee was hammering a piece of the die cast machine to flatten it out or flush into place when the brass hammer slipped from the employee's grip. As they went to catch it, the employee's right ring finger was caught between the brass hammer and the sliding pin of the die cast machine. The employee's right ring finger was partially amputated.

A maintenance employee was injected with hydraulic fluid in the right index finger while using their hand to try to feel for a hydraulic hose leak.

An employee was on a double-end rider in an aisle selecting product when his left leg was pinned between the rack and rider.

An employee was using a forklift to load a tractor trailer when the forklift skidded into a wall. The employee sustained an arm fracture.

An employee was training on an rolling container carrier on the dry, non-frozen storage side of the distribution center. She made a turn around the end cap and her right foot struck the rail protecting the endcap racking. The employee's foot was fractured.

An employee was a passenger in a utility vehicle that was driving up a hill on a wooded trail. As the vehicle made a right turn, three fingers on the employee's right hand were caught against a tree and fractured.

An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg was caught between the forklift and a bollard resulting in a broken leg.

An employee was adjusting the oscillator pressure injector on a die-cast machine when his right thumb contacted the adjustment handle. The machine oscillated and closed on his right thumb. The tip of the thumb was pinched and amputated between the die and the handle.

An employee in the melt department was getting ready to put a recirculation pump into the pump housing area. He first put the pump in a cabinet to warm it up to avoid thermal shock. It shifted and the cold refractory contacted the hot metal. Molten metal contacted the employee, resulting in third-degree burns between their knee(s) and ankle(s). The employee was wearing some personal protective equipment (PPE) at the time but this was breached by the molten metal.

On May 15, 2025, an employee was assisting with troubleshooting an issue with a die in a die casting machine. While unjamming the machine, the employee's finger was caught between a section of the die and a wooden spacer. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

An employee was checking the die casting machine when the cavity access door closed behind him and the employee sustained eight fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a piece of square metal tubing when their left hand contacted the saw blade and their middle finger was amputated.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.