Safety Incidents

On August 31, 2025, an employee was pulling a belt around a pulley when their right ring finger was caught between the pulley and the belt for the underdraft fan. The finger was lacerated and the employee was hospitalized.

An employee was weeding grass outside when he became overheated. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

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.

Two employees were changing fuses for a fryer. The pump on the fryer was turned off, but the heat exchanger kept running. When the pump was turned back on, hot oil shot toward the filter. The filter box opened and sprayed the two injured employees with hot grease. The employees suffered burns to their backs, shoulders, and arms.

An employee had been directing plate installs and was finishing up his shift when he became lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness and dehydration.

An employee was moving three stacked bins with a pallet jack in the centering room. While turning, the bins struck a wall-mounted control panel, causing an unopened kettle behind the employee to open. Heated bone broth was released. The employee went to close the kettle and came in contact with the hot broth (approximately 200 degrees) resulting in second-degree burns to their legs.

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 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 had been tarping and securing cargo for transportation on an open deck trailer. He was working outside throughout the day and sustained heat exhaustion requiring hospitalization.

On August 25, 2025, a machine operator was working on the heat-set end of a textile bleach/prep range machine. He was running leader cloth and it was bunching up. He climbed a catwalk so he could reach the cloth and flatten it out. His right hand was caught in a nip roll while adjusting the cloth. The employee's middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

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.

While running a hand compaction device on a jobsite, an employee developed severe cramps and became ill. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related dehydration.

An employee was working on a ship in the sun when they began experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee sustained a fingertip amputation when the pipe they were working on slipped.

An employee was replacing the heating element on a small steam sterilizer when they were burned by hot water and steam on their arms, chest, abdomen, and thighs.

On August 19, 2025, an employee became ill and dehydrated after working outdoors for eight hours, participating in training activities. He was hospitalized.

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

An employee was performing work inside an exterior pipe chase when he began experiencing symptoms consistent with heat exhaustion, including light-headedness, nausea, and overheating. After resting and cooling down for approximately 20 minutes, he was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and kidney injury resulting from dehydration.

An employee was brazing copper lines together on a new air conditioning unit close to an access point in a brick wall, The two wires ran horizontally and copper tubing ran vertically. The heat from the brazing heated up the copper tubing. A wire was touching the copper tubing, causing the wire jacket to melt. The wire infused itself to the copper tubing, which energized the copper pipe. The employee was using a wet towel to cool down the copper tubing when he was electrically shocked, resulting in hospitalization.

At about 10:30 a.m. on August 19, 2025, an employee began to feel unwell due to heat while working outdoors. Two hours later, after resting in an air-conditioned environment, he was lethargic and began to have muscle cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.

An employee worked a full shift and later started cramping up due to exposure to heat and high humidity. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

A temporary employee experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

An employee was climbing an A-frame ladder to adjust an exhaust pipe on the wall to let the heat out. The employee fell 4-5 feet and injured his right tibia and ankle.

An employee was delivering food when they started to have symptoms of heat-related illness.

An employee was unloading shipping containers from an aircraft when they suffered heat exhaustion and were hospitalized.