| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-07 | Ashland | Oh | Turk Brothers Custom Meats Inc | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was washing rags in a sink when a door shut on his right index finger. He suffered a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-10-06 | Ashland | Al | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the trim saw machine when his gloved left middle finger got caught between the sprockets and chain resulting in amputation of the finger. | |||||
| 2021-08-16 | Ashland | Ky | Federal Prison Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was clearing a jam in an edge bander machine. A machine part closed on the employee's right middle finger after the jam was cleared. The employee suffered an amputation to the last joint of the finger. | |||||
| 2021-05-28 | Ashland | Al | Koch Foods, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a conveyor machine. His upper body was caught in the machine's rotating shaft, and he suffered broken bones and facial lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-05-06 | Ashland | Al | Wellborn Cabinet Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to blow dust from a machine. The air hose got stuck in the machine and as the employee went to retrieve the hose from the machine the saw blade partially amputated their right middle finger. The entire finger was medically amputated. | |||||
| 2021-04-27 | Ashland | Al | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| On 04/27/2021 at 12:45 pm, an employee was pushing a buggy and pulling parts. The employee spun the buggy around and smashed his right pinky finger between the buggy and the door rack. The employee suffered a fractured right pinky finger and a subsequent partial fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-04-05 | Ashland | Ne | Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC | Forearm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was lowering a hydraulic trailer to the ground when a weld broke on the trailer frame causing the frame to fall to the ground. The tire on the driver's side pivoted, causing the frame to strike the employee's right forearm and fracture both bones of the forearm. | |||||
| 2021-02-25 | Ashland | Oh | Cabinet Restylers | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a table saw to cut molding pieces and amputated their right index finger. The guard was raised at the time. | |||||
| 2021-02-09 | Ashland | Oh | UPS | Head | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was making a residential delivery when he slipped and fell on a driveway covered in partial ice and snow, hitting his head and resulting in a laceration that required two staples to close. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-10-03 | Ashland | Al | KOCH FOODS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing maintenance on the box machine when his left hand was caught between two gears in the machine resulting in amputation of the third and fourth digits. | |||||
| 2020-09-25 | Ashland | Oh | Liquibox Corp. | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was preparing to put the nip on the railing system. The nip did not roll in straight. While rolling the nip back out, the bolts broke and the nip fell onto the employee's left foot fracturing it. | |||||
| 2020-09-18 | Ashland | Ma | Tekni-Plex Flexibles, LLC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On September 18, 2020, an employee was servicing a printing press. While manually working on the drive shaft, the machine re-energized and the employee's right hand was caught between the tensioning device and drive belt resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | Ashland | Kansas | Ashland Feeders | Multiple body parts | Gored or rammed by animal |
| An employee was moving a sick steer. The steer hit the employee with its head, knocking the employee into a steel fence. The employee suffered bruises, fractures to the left shoulder blade and ribs on both sides, and upper torso swelling. | |||||
| 2020-03-05 | Ashland | Ohio | Packaging Corporation of America | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking around a unit of corrugate, tripped on dunnage, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured femur. | |||||
| 2020-01-02 | Ashland | Missouri | A & H STEEL, LLC | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| While decking a metal roof, a worker tripped and fell to the ground about 14 feet below. He was hospitalized with a fractured arm. | |||||
| 2019-08-26 | Ashland | Wisconsin | MATHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Multiple pelvic region locations | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
| On August 26, 2019, an employee was struck by a vehicle while flagging traffic, suffering a broken pelvis and broken ribs. | |||||
| 2019-07-18 | Ashland | New Hampshir | Rochester Shoe Tree Co., Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working with a router, rounding the corners of boards. The employee's push stick got hung up. As he attempted to free it, his finger was caught in the router blade and the right middle fingertip was amputated from mid-nail. | |||||
| 2019-06-26 | Ashland | Alabama | Tru Cabinetry, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was hitching a trailer to a truck when the employee's left pinky finger was pinched between the trailer and the ball of the hitch, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2019-05-29 | Ashland | Wisconsin | C.G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On May 29, 2019, at 6:09 p.m., an employee was operating a manual metal lathe when his gloved, right hand was caught by the rotating equipment causing partial amputations to four fingers. | |||||
| 2019-03-21 | Ashland | Ohio | Zephyr Industries | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| On March 21, 2019, an employee was pouring molten aluminum into a casting when the aluminum contacted the employee's foot, causing severe burns. | |||||
| 2018-07-27 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was pushing a board through a manual chop saw, controlled by a foot pedal. As he was adjusting the board, the saw blade amputated his left index finger. The saw was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-07-24 | Ashland | Ohio | Packaging Corporation of America | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing maintenance on an air bladder. The employee was connecting the air bladder when the conveyor started. The employee's arm became caught in the conveyor and the employee suffered a broken arm. | |||||
| 2018-06-18 | Ashland | Ohio | Walmart #1448 | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On June 18, 2018, an employee tripped on a floor mat and fell to the floor, suffering a fractured hip and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-05-23 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting parts from a sheet of paneling using a table saw and amputated the tip of his right index finger. | |||||
| 2018-04-16 | Ashland | Wisconsin | Memorial Medical Center | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on ice and fell while walking from the main building to another building, fracturing an elbow, knee, and ankle. | |||||
| 2018-01-29 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was grinding down a piece of metal using an orbital sander when the sander disc pulled the material down to the work table surface, causing his right thumb tip to be projected into the spinning (2,500 rpm) disc. His right thumb tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-01-25 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee dismounted a forklift to dump a hopper of scrap wood into a grinder stockpile area. He braced his left palm on the outside of the forks, which placed his left pinky in the path of the hopper channels where the forks were pre-positioned. When he moved the level to dump the hopper, the weight caused the hopper edge to drop and crush his left pinky fingertip, which had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2017-09-11 | Ashland | Montana | Ashland Forest Products | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was stacking materials and stepped on a moving chain. Their right foot was caught in the gear and sprocket resulting in amputation of the right big toe. | |||||
| 2017-07-17 | Ashland | Wisconsin | CARLSON BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was on a catwalk handing a bail of insulation down to a customer when the top rail of the catwalk slipped out of its designated bracket. The employee fell 8.5 feet to the concrete floor, suffering pelvic and shoulder pain that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-06-29 | Ashland | Nebraska | Raikes Farm Enterprises, Inc | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was unloading square hay bales from a flatbed trailer. Two bales fell off the trailer and struck the employee resulting in fractured ribs and leg. | |||||
| 2017-06-26 | Ashland | Ohio | Return Polymers | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was cleaning the blade on a grinder. When he manually rotated the blade, his finger was caught between the blade and the base knife, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-03-23 | Ashland | Ohio | Packaging Corporation of America | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| On March 23, 2017, an employee was working at the anilox roller when it began to move and caught the employee's left hand, amputating two fingers. The roller was energized at the time. | |||||
| 2017-02-16 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting a piece of paneling on a table saw. When she tried to move some debris near the saw, the blade amputated her right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-08-22 | Ashland | Ohio | ATLAS BOLT & SCREW, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On August 22, 2016, an employee suffered a partial finger amputation while trying to unjam the hammer in the zinc mold department. | |||||
| 2016-08-10 | Ashland | Kentucky | Department of Justice | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a laminate glue machine when his right thumb became stuck in the machine rollers, amputating his thumb tip. | |||||
| 2016-07-15 | Ashland | Ohio | Midwest Conveyor Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On July, 15, 2016, an employee suffered an amputation of three fingers on their left hand when their hand was crushed between the die and steel rail while operating the rail pierce machine to punch holes in a steel rail. | |||||
| 2016-06-27 | Ashland | New Hampshir | ROCHESTER SHOE TREE CO., INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's left index finger was amputated while operating a wood chop saw to cut pant bars for hangers. | |||||
| 2016-03-14 | Ashland | Massachusett | Waltham Services | Knee(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| An employee slipped and fell on a curb, fracturing his kneecap. | |||||
| 2015-12-28 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking down a wet grassy incline towards the parking lot, slipped, and fell fracturing the left ankle. | |||||
| 2015-11-03 | Ashland | Wisconsin | Lakeshore Buses, Inc | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Employees were working on a brush mower that was elevated on the forks of a skid steer. The fork carriage became dislodged from the skid steer causing the brush mower deck and fork implement to fall injuring three employees. Employee 1 was hospitalized with head injuries. Employee 2 was hospitalized with a broken ankle requiring surgery. The third employee three was treated for a sprained thumb and knee and fractured vertebrae and released. | |||||
| 2015-10-28 | Ashland | Alabama | Integrity Cabinets | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell 34" from a storage rack and fractured the right hip. | |||||
| 2015-10-10 | Ashland | New Hampshir | Clean Harbors Services, Inc | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| One employee was hospitalized after falling 25 feet inside a boiler at a power plant. The incident occurred on October 10th at approximately 7:45 am. | |||||
| 2015-08-24 | Ashland | Illinois | Brandt Consoldated, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was installing a new fertilizer pump and hoisting it up with a chain when a link on the chain broke. The pump fell and struck the employee in the left leg causing a severe laceration and breaking the lower leg. | |||||
| 2015-08-14 | Ashland | Kentucky | Department of Justice | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee working in the Unicor Prison Industry furniture factory walked backwards and tripped over a pallet, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-07-22 | Ashland | Ohio | Hedstrom Plastics | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Two employees were attempting to change a mold on a roto. The mold was chained up to a crane, and the employees tried to inch a grate underneath the mold to be bolted down. The second employee turned the grate and the first employee's finger got caught in the grate, amputating his index fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-03-07 | Ashland | Kentucky | FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS | Neck and back | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was making rounds in the Inmate Housing Unit C when he slipped on wet stairs inside of the housing unit and fell injuring his neck and back. | |||||
| 2015-01-09 | Ashland | Pennsylvania | Ashland Foundry & Machine Works Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee sustained severe injuries and was hospitalized after he fell approximately 15 feet from the top of the AOD vessel. | |||||