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An employee was picking an item in the picking area when a can of sweet peas fell onto his left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation through the phalanx.

An employee was cutting pork ribs using a vertical band saw. The saw blade amputated the tip of his right middle finger.

An employee was fixing the gate on a cardboard baler when his left middle finger got caught in the gate. The employee's finger was partially amputated and he required surgery.

An employee was turning in a chair while closing a safe. The safe door closed on his left index finger, causing a soft-tissue amputation to the fingertip.

An employee jumped off a lift while his left hand was holding a railing. His ring got caught on a hook on the railing, and the hook held onto his ring finger as he was jumping, resulting in amputation.

An employee was stacking pallets when his left thumb became caught between two pallets and was partially amputated.

An employee was putting away chairs that were tied together with nylon rope using a riding pallet jack. While driving, the nylon rope became caught on a nearby pallet and tightened, amputating their left index fingertip.

An employee was using a manlift (order picker) to collect items for delivery. They were raising the work platform when their left middle finger was crushed between the overhead cage of the lift and the ceiling trusses. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was cutting frame trim using a fillet cutter when his right index finger slipped and contacted the blade. His fingertip was severed, resulting in an amputation without bone loss.

An employee was cutting a museum board with a large cutter attached to the wall. The blade fell and struck the employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation and hospitalization.

An employee was preparing to make a delivery to a store when his hand was caught in the side lift gate of the trailer. The employee sustained tissue amputations of his middle and ring fingertips and an open fracture to the tuft of his ring finger.

An employee was lowering a person from a van using a lift. The employee's right thumb was caught in the van lift and severely wounded, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was working on tote de-nester when the belt unbound, sending his right hand through a gear pulley. The employee sustained lacerations to the little, ring, and middle fingers. The little finger was amputated at the first knuckle, the ring finger requires 8 sutures, and the middle finger was broken and it's fingernail was crushed.

An employee's glove was caught on a part in a lathe, resulting in a partial amputation of the left thumb.

A forklift ran over an employee's left foot resulting in amputation of toes.

On February 2, 2025, at approximately 8:30 PM, an employee was cleaning the deli meat slicer when their right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

An employee was helping to move furniture on a pallet jack from one truck bed to another truck bed. The employee was guiding the pallet into the truck bed when their left index finger was pinched between the pallet and the truck bed, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

On November 29, 2024, at 3:45 a.m., an employee was doing claims work when a nearby bottle of of liquid soap broke open and spilled onto the ground. The employee slipped and fell, resulting in a broken right hip.

An employee operating a dock stocker and unloading a trailer. While traveling toward the end of the dock, he collided with another dock stocker. His left hand was crushed between the two dock stockers and the middle finger was amputated.

An employee was using a top stock cart for stocking when their left ring finger was caught in the metal rail on the side of the cart. The employee was hospitalized and their left ring finger was amputated.

An employee was restocking goods using a top stock cart when his left middle finger was caught between the cart and a steel pole, resulting in an amputation.

On 10/24/2024, an employee was setting up temporary heating when a lift gate closed on their finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

On October 3, 2024, at approximately 12:30 AM, a tire installer was replacing automotive tires on a passenger vehicle using a rim clamp tire changer when his left index fingertip was caught between the tire/rim and the clamp, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was unloading freight from a semi-truck trailer when their foot was caught on the liftgate, resulting in a partial amputation of their left big toe.

An employee was repairing an overhead door when the cable snapped and the employee's middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle.