Search workplace incidents

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee sustained a hernia while carrying a 25-pound gas cylinder. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was performing rear brake shoe service on a truck. The employee was using a prybar to remove a spring when the spring slipped from the S-cam and amputated his left index fingertip.

An employee was walking by a lathe machine when his left hand got caught in a roller of the lathe machine. The employee sustained amputations involving the last two digits of the left hand and partial amputation of the middle finger.

An employee was reaching for a piece of angle iron when it fell onto his hand, which was on a table to support him as he reached for the overhead rack. He suffered a broken finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was scraping dried glue from the top lid of a hot glue pot. His left hand slipped and came into contact with the hot glue. He then suffered burns to his hands and fingers as he tried to remove the glue. He was hospitalized.

An employee was using a handheld grinder to cut a bolt. The grinding wheel broke apart and a fragment struck the employee s right hand, causing a laceration to the palm near the little finger.

An employee was moving cattle when they were struck by a cow. The employee sustained two fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and internal bleeding.

An employee was struck by a pallet jack resulting in a fracture to their left foot. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was preparing to unload wine barrels from a shipping container that had been loaded onto a semi-trailer for delivery. His left index finger was caught between the container and a loading ramp, and was amputated just above the middle joint.

An employee was conducting an internal cleaning of a food packaging machine to change over from one product to another. As part of the normal flushing and cleaning procedure, hot water was sent through the internal piping components. Boiling water and steam released from the system and contacted the employee, resulting in second-degree burns to both of her feet.

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.

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 was taking water samples when he slipped and fell, fracturing his leg.

An employee was unloading cattle from a pen to the main drive alley. While the employee was inside the pen, a cow rammed her and knocked her down. The employee sustained a contusion to her right upper torso and three fractured ribs.

An employee was conducting preventive maintenance on a decline conveyor, spraying lubricant on its tension rollers, when his left arm was caught by the conveyor system and pulled between the roller and the belt. He suffered a fracture to the wrist and two fractures to the forearm.

A warehouse employee was moving equipment using a dolly and was loading a filler machine when it fell off the dolly onto his left leg. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.

An employee was trimming beef when the knife came out of his hands and punctured his abdomen as he went to grab it. The employee sustained an open abdominal wound with no internal injuries.

An employee was operating a membrane skinner when her left little finger contacted the roller and blade, resulting in a laceration and hospitalization.

An employee tripped while walking down the outside stairs of a building. She suffered a broken right wrist, as well as bruising to the right shoulder, a knee, and the face.

An employee was stepping off a walkie rider pallet jack when their left foot was crushed between the pallet jack and the racks. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to their left ankle.

An employee was troubleshooting a piece of packaging equipment when his finger was broken.

An employee was using a band saw to cut frozen beef femur bones. As he was clearing the table, the top of his hand contacted the blade, resulting in the amputation of his right middle fingertip.

On June 20, 2025, an employee was grabbing boxes from a conveyor and staging them on a pallet. While they were picking up a box, the employee's right hand was caught between the roller and the belt of the conveyor line, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation and a laceration to their right middle finger.

An employee was making an adjustment to a chicken cage when the automatic cage door closer activated, catching his right forearm between the door and the cage frame. The employee suffered a forearm laceration and an open fracture of the right radius.