Safety Incidents

An employee was working with a golf ball washer machine. He was cleaning a belt on the side of the machine using a sponge. The sponge got caught by the rotating belt and was pulled in. The employee's right hand was pulled in as well and he sustained an amputation to a finger below the nail.

An employee was cutting a 15-pound piece of ribeye on a saw. The blade of the saw contacted the employee's right hand causing a partial amputation to the middle finger and injury to the index finger requiring stitches.

An employee was on the roof of a building, putting plastic around a dust collector, when their left middle finger was caught in a grinder insider the dust collector. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle finger.

An employee bent down to turn on an air valve, lost their footing, and struck their hand on a pressure relief valve while trying to catch themselves. The employee suffered an amputation to their right index fingertip.

Employees were building a gantry. The injured employee was carrying part of the gantry when their left ring finger was crushed between the gantry and wood. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was removing product from a leg quarter saw with a hook when the hook became jammed. As he was getting the hook free, his right hand came into contact with the saw, which partially amputated his middle finger.

A temporary employee was working to remove a detached piece of rubber EPDM product that was hanging on the outside of a feed chute. As the employee grabbed the elongated material, the material reengaged inside the machine above the feed chute and pulled back, pinching their left index fingertip. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

A team was disassembling a dough pump s auger to allow the wastewater to drain from an allergen changeover. The auger became stuck due to suction caused by residual wet dough. A paddle was being used to pry the auger loose when the suction force suddenly released, causing the auger to retract unexpectedly. A finger on the employee's left hand was caught between the auger and the housing, leading to an amputation to that finger.

There was a dirt clog preventing the tailgate of a dump truck from closing all the way. An employee got out of the driver s seat and walked around back to push up against the tailgate to unclog the area. The tip of his finger was amputated by the tailgate.

The injured employee was working alongside a trainer. The trainer was adjusting the side fences that hold the wood in place as it passes through the molder. The injured employee was using compressed air to clean the area. They went to remove a sliver of wood to prevent a potential jam. The rollers activated, which processed material through the machine, caught the employee s glove, and pulled their hand toward the cutting head of the molder. The employee sustained lacerations to their right middle and ring fingers and an amputation to the distal phalanx of the middle finger.

An employee was cutting a histology block with a microtome. The microtome amputated the tip of the employee's thumb, halfway through the nailbed. There was no damage to bone.

An employee was setting up a flexible gear coupling hub in a lathe, preparing to bore it out to fit a shaft. The hub assembly was not secured in the chuck when the crane support was removed, and the employee's right little finger was caught between the hub assembly and the inside of the lathe. The fingertip was amputated.

A temporary employee had been stacking parts and then went to another work area. He accessed and operated a hydraulic correction machine. While adjusting a part, his left little finger was caught by the correction ram, resulting in amputation of the distal portion of the finger above the fingernail.

An employee was checking for air flow from an automobile's engine fan. The fan caught his left hand and lacerated his index, middle, ring, and little fingers, with a partial amputation of the little finger.

An employee was working to drop the tailgate on a rented dump truck. His right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the tailgate and a retaining chain. He suffered a partial amputation to the thumb, past the last knuckle.

An employee was working to fix film in a roll stock machine while it was in operation. The die box pinched and amputated his right middle fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

A crew was installing 8-inch polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waterline in a trench. An employee was soaping a joint to insert the spigot end of a pipe into the previously laid joint when the joint was pushed together. The employee's left ring and little fingers were pinched between the two pipes. The ring finger was injured and the little fingertip was amputated.

An employee was cleaning and assembling a pipe that contains a transfer valve. The transfer valve was actuated while his finger was in the path of the valve's plunger, resulting in amputation of his fingertip.

An employee was standing at a workstation, preparing to hang poultry. The employee reached to close a manual air damper for an air vent, which caught their left middle finger as it closed. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip.

An employee was delivering building supplies to a job site. As he was pushing a cart through a door, the cart tipped. The employee went to catch the cart and his right ring finger was caught between the cart and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was feeding a ring into a horizontal winder when the ring got caught. As the employee was getting it to continue feeding into the machine, her right middle finger was caught in a pinch point on the machine's wheel. The fingertip was partially amputated.

At 5:40 p.m. on August 28, 2025, an employee was traversing cable onto a reel when the line sped up. The cable caught his glove and pulled his left ring finger onto the spool, causing a partial amputation to the finger.

An employee was operating a proof testing machine by loading it with the product to be tested. The employee's right hand was underneath the door area of the machine and the machine crushed her ring finger and little finger. The injuries resulted in amputation of both fingers up to the knuckle of the hand.

On August 27, 2025, an employee was using a push mower when the discharge flap became pushed up by grass. The employee let go of the mower handle to stop the motor before reaching under the mower. The blades were still spinning and lacerated multiple fingers. One finger was partially amputated.

An employee was operating a production machine press. His right hand was on the upper part of the die press. As he leaned toward the back of the machine, the machine actuated and crushed the edge of his fingertips. The employee sustained amputations to his right index, middle, and ring fingertips.