Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.

At about 7:00 p.m. on August 3, 2021, an employee was removing laser-cut parts from a sheet of steel that was positioned on a conveyor belt. A magnetic hoist was being used to lift a part from the sheet when the magnet momentarily lifted the metal conveyor belt from the frame of the conveyor. The employee's hand was resting on the conveyor frame, and when the conveyor belt separated from the magnet it fell onto the employee's hand, partially amputating a finger.

An employee was adjusting a bar sitting on two posts. When the employee moved the hook that the bar was hanging from the bar dropped one to two inches and struck the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee's fingertip was crushed between a part and the fixture holding the part, requiring surgical amputation.

An employee's hand was fractured when a 1700 pound John Deere fuel tank fell from a transporter cart the employee was pushing. The tank fell because the cart frame broke. The support bar for the tank struck the employee's right hand as it fell. The employee sustained fractures and a severed tendon.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

A maintenance employee was working to place a 120-pound metal screen on top of a machine before installation, with the help of another employee. The injured employee's right ring finger was pinched between the screen and the machine and the fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was assisting three coworkers with loading a fall protection metal storage cage onto a wooden pallet. Their right index finger was pinched between the pallet and the bottom of the cage, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was moving a toolbox from a pallet to the sales floor when his left middle finger got caught between the toolbox and the concrete floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the distal digit.

An employee was cleaning up a demolished ceiling grid and hanger wire. He was using the hanger wire to bundle the ceiling grid. While wrapping a bundle with the hanger wire, the loose end swung around and went under his safety glasses, striking him in the right eye. The employee suffered an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee fell while entering the building. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.

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 working to close a furnace door. The hydraulic mechanism that opens and closes the furnace door was non-operational and had been disconnected to allow the furnace door to be opened manually. As the employee was releasing the pins that held the door open, the door and the hydraulic cylinder fell, pinching their left hand between the hydraulic cylinder's base plate and the furnace. The employee suffered amputation of the little fingertip.

A rolling mill was shut down due to a cobble between two mill stands. The injured employee was cleaning the cobble from the delivery side of stand A, while another employee went to the control panel to move stand B and stand A moved instead. The injured employee's right thumb got caught between the delivery guide of stand A and the looper trough. The tip of his thumb required surgical amputation to the bone to allow for stitches.

An employee was loading a pallet. They stepped off the pallet and landed on shrink wrap, which caused them to fall to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a laceration on their head.

The injured employee was assisting five other employees with bracing a wall panel that was being stood up. Another employee slipped on frost on the floor surface. The employees went to evacuate the area in anticipation of the wall panel falling over. The injured employee went to jump through a window opening within the wall panel and their lower half was crushed by the falling wall panel. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

A production sanitation employee was pre-rinsing an incline conveyor and noticed cheese stuck between the belt idler. The employee went to remove the cheese and their glove got caught and pulled their left forearm into the conveyor. The employee's arm was fractured. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee was on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

An employee was unloading a truck for a delivery job. While moving boxes in the truck, the employee tripped over a pallet and fell out of the truck to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs.