UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY

On July 29, 2025, an employee was placing dunnage spacers on the wall board near the production line. He began to feel lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized with heat-related illness.

An employee was working in a mill when they began demonstrating signs of heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.

At about 10:50 a.m. on April 1, 2020, four employees were trying to unjam a sheet of drywall that was stuck in a kiln dryer. One of the employees was pulling on the sheet when it moved, causing the drive belt and assembly to rotate and pin his left hand. The pad of his middle finger was cut off to the first knuckle.

An employee on an extension ladder had finished removing links from a chain. As he descended the ladder, his foot became tangled on the ladder's rope, and he fell 5 feet 6 inches to the ground. He bruised his right knee and fractured his hip, requiring hospitalization.

An employee amputated a fingertip while working on equipment in the workplace.

A ramp agent was connecting two baggage carts together. His right hand was caught between the tongue of one cart and the receiver of the other cart resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a register and assisting customers with their right hand near the office door. The door was shut and the tip of the employee's thumb was caught in the hinge, resulting in a right thumb injury that required surgical amputation.

An employee was loading an aircraft. They were moving a pallet of cargo and was using a floor lock when their left index fingertip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was placing a radiator on the floor and caught their middle finger underneath it, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was rigging when their left little finger became caught between a bearing and a shaft flange resulting in amputation.

An employee worked a shift and later experienced cramping in his arms and legs. He was hospitalized with dehydration.

An employee worked in the paper machine area for a shift, cutting corners off paper rolls around the roll machine. Afterwards, the employee sustained cramping and dehydration due to heat. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was adjusting a trim sheet leading to a sheeter machine. Their glove became caught in the machine and the shearer closed on the employee's right hand, crushing it and breaking the hand and wrist.

An employee was troubleshooting a process upset. A nearby refiner had a pressure spike, causing the housing to separate slightly, which allowed the loss of primary containment. The employee was sprayed by hot water, resulting second- and third-degree burns on his torso and left arm.

On July 22, 2024, at 10:30 AM, an employee was responding to a pulp mill manufacturing process shutdown. Pulp stock overflowed through an engineered overflow pipe resulting in a buildup of stock in a bermed area. The stock was 140 to 150 degrees. The employee went to the bermed area to close an air-actuated process valve. While closing the valve, pulp stock entered the top of his boots and caused second-degree burns to both of his lower legs down to his feet. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.