EVONIK INDUSTRIES

An employee was removing clumped absorbent from the bottom of a dust collector when the rotary valve at the base of the collector contacted the employee s right middle fingertip. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the fingertip which required medical amputation.

An employee was helping another employee to a walker/wheelchair. The second employee fell onto the first, who then struck the floor. The first employee suffered a broken wrist and a broken hip.

An employee was loosening a valve on a frac tank when the wrench slipped, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall on the injured employee on the same level. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.

An employee was standing and talking to a resident when a resident fell. The employee went to help the falling resident and also fell to the ground. The employee sustained dislocated shoulders and a fractured bone on her right side.

On May 12, 2024, the injured employee was taking a break on top of a trash container when another employee began to try to knock the injured employee into the trash container, resulting in the lid of the container coming down and amputating their left index finger.

An employee was walking through a restaurant serving guests. When he turned around, he was accidentally struck in the face by another employee's hand, resulting in a fractured orbital bone.

A crew was installing drilled micropiles alongside an outdoor covered deck foundation. The injured employee was working the front of the drill when a loose section of casing dropped onto the tip of a rig wrench and pulled the wrench down to an embedded casing. The employee's left little finger was caught between the rig wrench and the embedded casing and was amputated above the top knuckle.

An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.

Employees were securing the fuel line of an outboard motor in preparation for removing the motor from a small vessel located in the equipment yard. A gasoline-related fire occurred and one employee sustained burns to both hands and forearms.

A marine diver/construction worker was working underwater, using a hydraulic dredge to clear sediment away from the base of a dam. The dredge's suction nozzle began migrating toward him, and then pulled in his right hand and forearm. He sustained compartment syndrome in the hand and forearm.

An employee was standing on a sheet of -inch by 4-foot by 8-foot plywood on top of a rebar mat, supervising his crew. As he was moving to alert the crew to an incoming overhead load, he stepped off the plywood and his left foot slipped through the rebar mat and landed on the rebar mat below. His left ankle was broken and dislocated.

A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.

A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.

A security employee was holstering her firearm when the gun discharged a bullet into her right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.

An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.