TABER EXTRUSIONS, LLC

An employee's left arm was caught in the fingers or jaws of the head stretcher machine, resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was operating an aluminum extrusion stretcher. The extrusion pinched the employee's right thumb, causing an injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was operating a crane to lift aluminum logs when their hand was caught between the logs, resulting in a crush injury/avulsion to multiple fingers on the right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was performing maintenance on an 8,600-ton shear press. The employee was standing on a metal plate approximately 3.5 feet long by 1.5 feet wide. The metal plate had a weld fail which caused the plate to break and fall into a pit. The employee fell partially into the pit and sustained a fracture to the right femur.

An employee was removing a block from an extruder vise when the employee's left ring finger was caught and crushed between the block and the vise. The finger had to be surgically amputated.

An employee was working on the grill when they began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized to treat heat-related illness. The air conditioning was not working at the location.

An employee had been working in a fabrication area conducting preassembly of solar modules. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness, rhabdomyolysis, and renal failure.

An employee was working in the baking chambers of the tire retread center for 5.5-6 hours in approximately 100-degree heat. He developed severe pain and full body cramping. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration and heat exhaustion resulting in back pain and a kidney injury.

An employee was working at an individual selection machine when he began to suffer heat stress, resulting in hospitalization.

On August 8, 2025, an employee developed muscle cramps and dizziness. Later, while working on a plant floor, he developed full-body cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from head exhaustion.

An employee's left arm was caught in the fingers or jaws of the head stretcher machine, resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

At 7:01 p.m. on June 16, 2025, two employees were pushing a saw horse with a bundle of aluminum on it when it flipped over onto the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg and required surgery.

On June 4, 2025, at approximately 1:00 AM, an employee was working when they experienced cramping and were hospitalized with a heat illness.

An employee was performing maintenance on a press puller and aligning the puller when it fell. The puller electrical panel struck their left upper back, resulting in fractures to their T12 and L1 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was operating a crane when a bolster fell onto their right foot, amputating the big toe.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.