DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-10-03HullTxJack Rabbit Services, LLCAnkle(s) and leg(s)Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had been filling water tanks on top of a flatbed trailer. The employee jumped three feet to the ground from a ladder on the truck. When he landed, his right ankle twisted and he fell, resulting in fractures to his right leg and ankle.
2020-03-27ShullsburgWisconsinWhite Hill Cheese Company, LLCAnkle(s) and leg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was moving a cheese mold on a conveyor using a tool. As the employee was pulling the mold, the employee slipped and fell to the floor, suffering an ankle and possible leg fracture.
2020-02-26ShullsburgWisconsinWhite Hill Cheese Company, LLCMultiple face locationsCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee entered the cheese molding cell after de-activating it to troubleshoot the equipment. When the equipment was re-activated, the cheese lid armature moved and struck the maintenance employee on the face causing a laceration from the forehead to the lower cheek that required surgery.
2019-03-21ShullsburgWisconsinWhite Hill Cheese Company, LLCMultiple head locationsOther fall to lower level
On March 21, 2019, a maintenance technician was working from an extension ladder to get to the ceiling of a structure to perform maintenance of a heater unit. The employee fell from the ladder, suffering head trauma and fractures to the skull and lower jaw. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-07ShullsburgWisconsinWhite Hill Cheese Company, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was working on the cheese production line and began to look unwell towards the end of their shift. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to heat stroke.
2017-08-08Hope HullAlabamaHAGER COMPANIESHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
While an employee was checking the cam on a PLC machine, the machine indexed and caught the employee's right hand between the spring platform and the lock cylinder, resulting in a laceration. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.
2017-01-25WoodhullIllinoisPioneer HybridFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was walking through a door with a ladder when the wind caught the door and slammed it closed on the employee's left ring finger, resulting in amputation at the first joint.
2017-01-22Hope HullAlabamaGenpak, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating an extruding repalletizer. The line jammed and when he broke the line loose, his fingers were pulled into the machine resulting in the amputation of the left index and middle fingertips. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.
2015-07-11Hope HullAlabamaGenpak, LLCNonclassifiableIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee received 2nd and 3rd degree burns when operating a forklift truck to unload polystyrene rolls from a trailer. It is believed a propane pocket was ignited by static electricity.
2015-07-01HullGeorgiaATHENS AUTO WRECKINGFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an alligator shear and reached down to pick up another piece of material while using his right hand to hold himself upright. The shear came down on his right hand amputating three fingers (middle finger, fourth finger, and pinkie finger). Employee was transported to the hospital in an attempt to re-attach his fingers.
2015-06-18Hope HullAlabamaGenpak, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's left ring fingertip was amputated on June 18, 2015, after reaching his hand in a repelletizer to clear a jam.
2015-05-28Hope HullAlabamaKoch Foods of Alabama LLCArm(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On May 28, 2015, a truck driver entered the scale platform from the opposite direction of its designed use. The scale platform was designed with a walking surface on the driver's side and a guardrail on the passenger side. The driver exited his truck and stepped onto the top rail of the guardrail system. It was raining at the time. The driver slipped and fell to the ground. The driver experience a compound fracture to his left arm. The driver was taken to the hospital, treated, and release
2015-04-29Hope HullAlabamaHAGER COMPANIESFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were manually aligning 6"x6"x9' stainless steel beams weighing approximately 300 lbs on the tank stands. The injured employee and another employee were aligning beams in the same sequence on the same line. The supervisors were making the final adjustments when the employee attempted to help and his right little finger was pinched between the beam and the beam that was already in place. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the incident. This resulted in a partial amputation