Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc.

A stainless steel pipe was being manually rolled on a table. The pipe landed on an employee's hand, trapping their finger against the table. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was rolling a steel steam pipe when it bent under pressure and their left index finger became pinched between the pipe and another steam pipe. This resulted in amputation of the left index fingertip.

An employee was training another employee to operate a machine. The operator's hand was caught in the conveyor system while reaching for a piece of piping resulting in amputation of their left ring finger at the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was transferring a chemical from a larger tote through a pumping system into a drum. When the chemical (a catalyst instead of the intended binder chemical) was pumped into the drum, a chemical reaction occurred and the barrel combusted. The employee suffered first-degree chemical burns to the face and second-degree chemical burns to the left forearm, back, and head.

An employee fell onto a hot billet and suffered a burn to the left leg. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was cutting wooden boards using a table saw when the glove on his left hand was caught by the blade, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

An employee was placing a board on top of a bundle of steel tubing. A crane was moving a bundle of steel that struck the employee and caught them against another bundle of steel tubing. The employee sustained a crushing injury and hematoma to the right upper leg.

A crane was hoisting a pipe. An employee was adjusting twisted lifting chains on the end of the pipe when the pipe was raised, causing the employee's hands to be caught between the chains and the pipe. The employee suffered injuries to the left index finger, left ring finger, right ring finger, and right index finger; the right index fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

During a routine inspection, an employee placed their hand on a pipe to check a weld. The pipe clamp activated, closed on the pipe, and trapped the employee's right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation and fracture to the fingertip as well as a laceration to the ring finger.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.