Huntington Alloys Corporation

An employee was adjusting the tension on a grinder belt when three of their fingers got caught in the belt and pulley and were amputated.

An employee was moving a forging round to another rack in the extrusion department while an overhead crane was moving an upright I-beam used to separate the rounds on the racks. The I-beam was bumped, causing it to spin on the rigging. A sharp edge on the I-beam lacerated the employee's leg, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

An employee was operating a metal rod straightener when the machine caught his shirttail. As he tried to free the shirt, the machine caught and fractured his left arm. He was hospitalized.

An employee was assisting with maintenance on a mini mill when he tripped/slipped on a mill sled track and fell to the ground, injuring his lower back. He was hospitalized.

On March 1, 2017, at approximately 3:00 a.m., an employee was injured while visually checking a belt drive in the Thistle Area. A jam had occurred in the crusher. The machine was locked out, the jam was cleared, and the machine was started back up. The employee gained access to a catwalk and knelt down to check the tightness of the belt drive when his knee made contact with a piece of metal causing him to react by throwing his hand out. His gloved hand made contact with the unguarded, moving belt drive resulting in a fracture and amputation of the left ring fingertip.

An employee was walking behind the store with another associate to get paperwork from the delivery driver when she fell on the walkway and sustained a leg fracture that required surgery.

An employee fell while giving a skiing lesson and sustained a broken leg.

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork detached from the forklift. The employee jumped out of the way but fell on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.

An employee attempted to open a door while carrying packages when they fell and suffered a fractured left hip.

An employee was playing kickball as part of a team building activity when they fell and suffered a dislocated left foot.

An employee was adjusting the tension on a grinder belt when three of their fingers got caught in the belt and pulley and were amputated.

A employee's left index finger was pulled into a capstan, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was cutting a metal square on a hydraulic shear when his left hand got caught between the metal and the shear block. The employee's middle finger was amputated.

An employee was uncoupling railcars while the cars were in motion and a car ran over her left lower leg, resulting in crush injuries and amputation below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working to remove a piece of wood that was jamming a transfer conveyor at the shredder. He used a tool to clear the jam, then reached to grab the wood. His sleeve got caught in the conveyor and his right arm was pulled into the pulley. The employee was hospitalized with an open fracture and a crush injury/laceration to his right forearm. The machine was running at the time.

An employee tripped over a concrete curb stop in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their left hip and breaking it.

An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell, suffering a broken scapula and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.