PONTIAC COIL

An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.

An employee and co-worker were working to unjam and move a 100-pound piece of crossed-up cant timber. The employee lost their grip and the timber fell on their right hand, resulting in crush injuries to the fingers.

An employee was working on a cushion ring (steel). As they lifted the cushion ring with both hands to flip it up, the ring slid down and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between the ring and the work table. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture, and their right middle fingertip was amputated.

Two employees were lifting a roll of steel poly bar (50 inches and approximately 150 pounds) from ground level to a height of 4 feet at the 66-inch rubber calendar. One employee dropped the roll, resulting in the poly bar contacting the injured employee's right knee. The employee was hospitalized with fractured right patella.

The injured employee was walking in front of the property by the front door as another employee was removing debris from the roof. The injured employee was struck by a 2 x 4 that was being cleared from the roof. He was knocked unconscious and sustained brain bleeding, as well as head and facial injuries, and required stitches.

An employee was being trained on a winding machine when his glove became stuck on tape. While freeing his glove, the machine was activated and started winding. His arm was pulled into the machine, resulting in a fractured left forearm.

The injured employee was cleaning up tools and equipment around a transformer that was being assembled. Other employees were removing the mobile work platforms from around the connections lattice of the transformer. The connections lattice fell over on top of the injured employee, causing fractures to their ribs, pelvis, and foot.

An employee was preparing to remove enamel from copper leads by soaking them in a liter container of formic acid when one of the bottles fell. The employee was splashed with formic acid, resulting in first- and second-degree burns to his face.

An employee was using a crane and an L-shaped lifting device to remove a coil of aluminum material off a de-reeler. The L-shaped lifting device got hung up on part of the de-reeler. The L-shaped lifting device slipped off and struck the employee in their right side. The employee sustained internal lacerations to their liver and kidney.

An employee was setting up a machine. The machine's jog function was activated while the employee's left hand was on the rotating table of the machine, and the hand was pulled into the next station of the machine. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the wrist that cut an artery, and they required surgery. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.