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An employee was resetting the chain at the core station. He stepped onto the foot pedal that raises and lowers the hoist as he grabbed the chain and sustained amputation of his left index and ring fingers.

An employee was closing an office door when their middle fingertip was caught between the door and the frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.

An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.

An employee was opening a kennel door to take a dog on a walk when the dog bit his hand/finger. The employee suffered a partial finger amputation that required surgery.

On December 30, 2023, an employee was pulling a pallet into the back room when a forklift rounded the corner and ran over the employee's right foot. Three of the employee's toes were amputated.

An employee was drying and finishing vehicles when a vehicle door closed on their left middle fingertip and amputated it.

An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was operating a band saw when his right little fingertip was amputated.

During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

An employee was involved in a dispute with a campground customer when the customer fired a shotgun. The employee's finger was partially amputated and his head was grazed by a bullet. The employee was also shot in the thigh.

An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was grabbing a pallet to repair when more pallet stacks were pushed toward him on a roller conveyor. His right index fingertip was caught between pallets, resulting in a crush injury and a partial fingertip amputation.

An employee was operating a metal rolling machine when their hand was caught and crushed. The employee suffered fractures to the ring finger and amputations to three other fingers.

An employee was moving a pump case around on jack stands when the load shifted and contacted the employee's right thumb causing a crush injury. The thumb tip was amputated.

An employee was reconnecting equipment after downtime maintenance. The equipment shifted and the employee's fingertip was pinched between the air cylinder clevis and mounting bracket, resulting in amputation to the very end of the left middle finger.

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

A ramp agent was connecting two baggage carts together. His right hand was caught between the tongue of one cart and the receiver of the other cart resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cutting plastic with a utility knife on or near a conveyor belt. The utility knife became stuck in the conveyor belt and as he attempted to remove it, the employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.