Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-04	Auburn	Me	RJF-Morin Brick, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was checking the airflow of a machine. His finger contacted a spinning fan blade, which amputated the fingertip.
2021-09-24	Auburndale	Fl	UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stacking 1-by-3, 12-foot-long boards from the conveyor outfeed. His right middle finger was pinched between the guard and the links covering the chain as he was picking up the board from the chain conveyor resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-21	Auburndale	Wi	Wiskerchen Cheese, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
As an employee was removing a wheel of cheese from a hydraulic wheel cutter, her right little fingertip was pinched underneath a cutting wire, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-01	Auburn	Al	Donaldson Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee operating a radial arm saw was drawn into the saw and sustained a severe laceration to the arm.
2021-09-01	Auburn	Al	Wheel Pros, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee working in a warehouse began having cramps throughout his body. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
2021-08-24	Auburn	Al	PYONGSAN AMERICA, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a crimping machine and caught his right index finger in the machine resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-06	Auburn	Ma	Polar Corp.	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a motorized pallet jack. The employee's hand was caught and crushed between the jack and a bailer.
2021-08-05	Auburn	Al	GNC Painting, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Two employees were working from an aerial lift, preparing the outside of a building for painting. Another lift struck the aerial lift and both employees were ejected falling approximately 30 feet to the ground. Both employees were hospitalized for fractures and contusions. Safety harnesses were worn, but were not attached to the lift by a lanyard/lifeline at the time of the incident.
2021-07-20	Auburndale	Fl	CD Staffing, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by object or equipment
A temporary employee was using a blasting pressure hose with chemicals in the pulp area when the hose hit their left side on the upper back and left armpit area causing a laceration.
2021-07-19	Auburndale	Fl	Alvic USA LLC	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A piece of material had become stuck in a machine. Two employees were working to deactivate the machine and remove the struck piece; as one employee removed the piece, the machine activated and broke the other employee's leg.
2021-06-27	Auburn	Me	Proctor & Gamble Tambrands, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was removing strapping from a pallet of material. The strap broke and the employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-06-18	Auburn	Al	Aptar CSP Technologies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee and two co-workers were removing a feed hopper due to a piece of hard resin that had accumulated between the hopper and the mixer. When the hopper was dislodged from the mixer, it pivoted into a new position and contacted the employee's right pinky finger, crushing it between the hopper and the mezzanine floor and resulting in crush injuries and lacerations that required hospitalization.
2021-05-19	Auburn	Nh	United Rentals, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was assembling a trench shield. Two of the employee's fingertips were caught and amputated between the spreader and the collar.
2021-05-09	Auburn	Ma	Atlas Distributing, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack. He ran into racking and his foot was cut open.
2021-04-23	Auburn	Al	Averitt Express, Corp.	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A truck driver opened the left door of a trailer, and an automotive rack fell out and hit him in the head. He suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
2021-03-22	Auburn	Nh	Universal Drywall	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a baker scaffold to the wooden deck 39 inches below, suffering head, neck, and back injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-17	Auburn	Me	Above and Beyond, LLC.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while moving from a ladder to a roof. The employee landed on the asphalt ground below and broke both heels.
2021-02-17	Auburn	Al	Seohan Auto USA	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting a clamp when the clamper came down and amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2021-02-05	Auburndale	Fl	Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was cutting fruit at a fruit station and had difficulty breathing. The employee lost consciousness after being exposed to sodium hydroxide that was used to clean the hood and was hospitalized.
2020-09-11	Auburn	Al	Alex HVAC Services, LLC	Skull	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
At 9:58 a.m. on September 11, 2020, an employee was installing HVAC duct in a ceiling at a new-construction single-story house. The employee fell from an attic area to the floor 9 feet below, suffering a fractured skull and losing consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-04	Auburn	Me	RJF Morin Brick, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a brick machine when their glove was caught in a chain/sprocket assembly. A finger was partially amputated.
2020-08-28	Auburn	Al	Daewon America, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot by his former spouse (non-employee), suffering gunshot wounds to the chest and torso area, buttock, and leg. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-08	Auburndale	Fl	THE CONLAN COMPANY	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was about 8 feet up an extension ladder when he fell, striking the handrail and then the landing of a stairwell. He suffered broken ribs on the right side, as well as internal bleeding.
2020-07-30	Auburn	New York	Locust Hill Landscaping	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a skid steer. The skid steer shifted and the employee's fingers were caught in its hinged door. The employee suffered a finger avulsion.
2020-07-28	Auburn	Alabama	PyongSan America, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a leak tester machine when the clamping cylinder caught her left middle finger in the point of operation. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-07-13	Auburn	Massachusett	Allied Machined Products Corp.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was cleaning parts in the parts washing area in the brass department and began to feel unwell. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2020-07-01	Auburndale	Florida	Medline Industries Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading boxes on a conveyor when the employee's hand entered the moving parts, causing lacerations and crushing injuries.
2020-05-29	Auburndale	Florida	Oldcastle Inc.	Hand(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a propane cylinder bottle in the storage area. He was walking and removing the cylinder from the storage cage when he lost his balance upon turning and fell. The cylinder fell on his left hand, causing fractures.
2020-05-07	Auburn	Alabama	Aptar CST Technologies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a film cutting machine when his hand entered the machine's chute, resulting in an amputation to his right index finger.
2020-04-24	Auburn	Alabama	Sunkyung, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee working on cabling was shocked by a 277-volt exposed wire in the ceiling, burning the third and fourth fingers.
2020-03-24	Auburndale	Florida	Charter Communications	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on a 28-foot extension ladder that was leaning against (and strapped to) a telephone pole. He was connecting a line from the pole to a house when he fell about 18 feet to the ground, suffering a broken leg.
2020-02-03	Auburndale	Florida	L&W Supply	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was directing trucks at the company site yard. A truck ran over his feet, breaking the left one.
2019-08-31	Auburn	New York	Auburn Poultry, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On 8/31/19, an employee had tied a chain to a tree limb and attempted to pull it with a truck. The limb as caught in the crotch of the tree and landed on the employee's leg, fracturing it.
2019-08-23	Auburn	Alabama	Prolink	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was helping another employee string a wire at a press when his finger was caught by the press, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-07-25	Auburn	New York	UFP New York, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a miter saw to cut wood and amputated his thumb.
2019-07-24	Auburn	New York	JC Penney	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
At the transition of the carpet and tile floors, an employee tripped and fell onto a cart and then the floor, fracturing her arm above the elbow.
2019-07-17	Auburn	Alabama	Staehle + Hess	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's hand was pulled into a machine roller, resulting in an index finger amputation.
2019-03-25	Auburn	Maine	Hobby Lobby	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
While unloading freight, an employee was struck by a falling box, suffering a neck injury.
2019-02-20	Auburn	Alabama	Lee Staffing, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was loading material into a projection welding machine when it was activated via the foot pedal, causing the welding machine pin to hit his finger. He suffered a right middle fingertip amputation.
2019-02-14	Auburn	New York	Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
Employees were pulling electrical wires to facilitate the installation of a new air compressor. While pulling wires, the wall/barrier inside of an electrical cabinet contacted buss bars located in an adjacent cabinet creating an electrical arc blast. One Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC employee and two contractor employees were burned on the hands, neck, back and face. Two of the employees were hospitalized.
2019-01-15	Auburn	Maine	Globe Manufacturing, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee thought they observed a loose screw towards the rear of a machine and reached in to check the screw. The machine completed its cycle and crushed the employee's left hand. The left middle finger at the knuckle and a portion of the pinky finger were surgically amputated.
2018-09-24	Auburn	Alabama	Arkal Automotive USA Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing the nozzle from the pellet barrel when hot plastic came out of the barrel and burned the employee's left arm.
2018-09-06	Auburndale	Florida	Saddle Creek Corporation	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was driving a clamp lift truck and following another clamp lift to the dock. The lifts were travelling in reverse so the employees had a clear view to the front. The front lift stopped suddenly, and the employee's lift ran into the clamp on the front lift. The employee was struck by the clamp, lacerating his leg from the ankle to above the knee.
2018-09-05	Auburn	Maine	KIC Team, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an embossing machine when it activated and contacted her right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-08-23	Auburn	Massachusett	Diamond Chevrolet, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was collecting trash when a razor blade protruded through the bag and severed his fingertip.
2018-08-07	Auburn	New York	RESA Power, LLC	Multiple head locations	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on an electrical switch gear when an arc flash occurred. He sustained first and second degree burns on his head and face and was hospitalized.
2018-07-25	Auburn	Georgia	Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution, L.L.C.	Leg(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping load interior/exterior doors into a van trailer. He jumped from the dock to the concrete less than 4 feet below, breaking his right leg in two places.
2018-07-21	Auburn	Alabama	Borbet Alabama Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary foundry employee was sitting in the break room to seek relief from the heat when he vomited and lost consciousness. He fell out of his seat and hit his head on the ground, suffering head trauma. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2018-06-19	Auburn	Alabama	Pike Electric, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was in a bucket cutting in jumpers to energize a new electrical line when his hands started cramping due to heat-related illness. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-14	Auburndale	Florida	Buckhead Meat Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was trimming a pork loin with a saw when the meat slipped and his right index finger contacted the blade, amputating his fingertip.
2018-03-07	Auburndale	Florida	MACHINE & WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was jogging a cylinder cart onto the lift gate of a service truck when he lost his balance and his right leg was caught by the cart, leaving him hanging upside down. He managed to pull himself back up and fell from the lift gate (3.5 to 4 feet high) to the ground below, fracturing his left tibia.
2018-02-20	Auburn	New Hampshir	Custom Climates HVAC, LLC	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was assembling a scaffold when it tipped over, causing the employee to fall approximately 8 feet sustaining bruising and contusions to the head and ribs.
2018-02-13	Auburn University	Alabama	Sodexo, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was operating a vacuum/scrubber machine in the cafeteria when he fell and landed on his left arm resulting in a fracture to the left wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.
2018-01-28	Auburndale	Florida	Cantex Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing hanging pipes from a conveyor when her finger became caught in a nip point on the conveyor, partially amputating her fingertip.
2017-09-29	Auburn	New York	Owens - Illinois	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employees thumb tip was crushed and amputated in a machine.
2017-09-20	Auburndale	Florida	On Target Staffing, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to clear a plastic bottle jam in a running trimming machine when the trimmer amputated the employee's right index and middle fingertips.
2017-09-13	New Auburn	Wisconsin	T&J Concrete Foundations, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On September 13, 2017, at approximately 2:30 p.m. an employee was spraying a form with oil. The employee slipped and fell about 8 feet and was caught under the arm by a form rack. The employee suffered a cut to the arm that severed a nerve.
2017-08-11	Auburn	Alabama	Leonard Peterson & Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee suffered a right index fingertip amputation while cleaning a molding machine.
2017-08-03	Auburn	New York	Nucor Steel of Auburn	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to remove a pin from the west end of a billet reject beam when the beam became loose and struck the employee on the left leg, fracturing the tibia and requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-09	Auburn	New York	Patterson Farms, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was moving cows through a gate when a cow pushed against the gate and crushed his fingers. His middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2017-06-22	Auburn	Alabama	Aurelio Alvarez	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a handheld grinder when the wheel broke and pieces of metal struck the employee's right eye, requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-26	Auburn	Massachusett	American Steel and Aluminum, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a coil slitter when his finger became caught in the roller, resulting in amputation of his right index finger.
2017-04-14	Auburndale	Florida	Cantex Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a machinery line to make PVC pipes when a pipe became stuck or misaligned. The employee was attempting to fix the problem when his right middle and ring fingers were smashed between two pipes, amputating the fingers to the first joint.
2017-04-07	Auburn	New York	Oakwood Dairy, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a work platform while servicing a ventilation fan drive motor, breaking bones and requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-10	Auburn	Alabama	Whatley Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was inspecting the work being done when a metal scaffold board failed and the employee fell ten feet. The employee sustained a broken arm, three broken ribs and two broken vertebrae.
2017-03-04	Auburn	Alabama	Borbet Alabama, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the ARP system when their shirt and arm got caught inside the moving system. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration and tendon damage to the arm. The equipment was not locked out at the time.
2017-02-08	Auburn	Maine	FFT Holdings, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was on a man lift with a coworker erecting product racks. The employee had his hand on the rail of the basket of the man lift while it was being raised. His left middle finger was then caught between the racking and the rail of the man lift, partially amputating the fingertip.
2017-01-08	Auburndale	Florida	Cutrale Citrus Juices USA, Inc.	Knee(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee was stepping off a tanker trailer ladder to the ground when she twisted and fractured her left knee.
2016-10-20	Auburn	Maine	FFT Holdings LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized due to a work related back injury turning a card or moving a roll.
2016-07-09	Auburn	Massachusett	Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
On July 9, 2016, at approximately 12:00PM, an employee had a seizure while standing on the upright rider collection truck. He fell off the moving vehicle and sustained a skull fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-06-23	Auburn	Georgia	CITS STEEL ERECTORS LLC	Arm(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was working from a baker scaffold when the steel frame pole pulled away from the scaffold and the employee fell onto the pole, puncturing his armpit.
2016-05-08	Auburn	New York	Cayuga Milk Ingredients	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At the facility when an employee was loading a trailer with cream, the valve closed and amputated the left index fingertip.
2016-04-30	Auburn	Alabama	Publix Supermarkets #1355	Thigh(s)	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was decorating a cake. She turned and thought she was falling. She braced herself on a table with wheels. This caused her to twist and something popped in her left hip. She was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.
2016-04-21	Auburn	Maine	PIONEER PLASTICS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was getting ready to run a board through the punch press. The punch press cycled while her left hand was inside it, amputating four fingers.
2016-04-17	Auburn	Alabama	Borbet Alabama, Inc.	Head and neck	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was heating a mold with a natural gas burner when the hose came loose and caught on fire, burning the employee's face and neck.
2016-02-08	Auburn	Massachusett	F.W.WEBB Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On or about February 8, 2016, an employee was delivering a water heater to a homeowner when he slipped on snow-covered ice and broke his leg, requiring surgery.
2015-12-21	Auburn	Alabama	Borbet Alabama, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up and cycling a GIMA 26 machine in the casting department and amputated the right index finger.
2015-11-16	Auburn	Alabama	CNJ, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
While being lifted on a crate of material, an employee fell approximately 20 feet, suffering a fractured pelvis and right heel.
2015-10-28	Auburn	Alabama	SCA, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A forklift driver was lifting 4' x 4' totes weighing approximately 120 lbs. when full. Two totes fell and struck the injured employee; one struck the employee's back and the other struck the employee's leg. The injured employee suffered a pneumothorax puncture to the left lung and the right heel bone was fractured.
2015-09-20	Auburn	Alabama	Borbet Alabama, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after working 8-9 hours in the heat treatment area.
2015-06-24	Auburn	New York	Auburn Metal Processing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's fingertip was amputated while trying to unclog a conveyer. His finger was amputated while in the pulley of the drive mechanism.
2015-06-22	Auburn	Alabama	Innotive Tech, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee amputated the tip of his right hand while clearing a jam on the sealer 2 machine.
2015-06-08	Auburn	Alabama	Borbet Alabama, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were at the paint storage room replacing a container pan underneath a paint pail. One employee passed out; later, the second employee passed out. Both employees were hospitalized. The levels of CO in the paint room were elevated at the time of the incident.
2015-05-26	Auburn	New York	East Hill Medical Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was adjusting a belt on an HVAC compressor. The pulley kicked on and the speed of the belt injured the employee, resulting in fingertip amputations on the index and middle fingers of the left hand.
2015-04-29	Auburn	Maine	York/Cumberland Association for Handicap Persons	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On or about 04/29/2015, an employee was hospitalized when she fell down the outside steps and landed face down, injuring her head and experiencing tingling and numbness.
2015-03-18	Auburn	New York	Loretto Health and Rehab	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell on snow in the parking lot and sustained a right hip fracture.
2015-02-24	Auburn	Massachusett	Bonner Sheet Metal Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On 2/24/15, an employee was injured/hospitalized after falling from a ladder while tying in ductwork.
2015-01-31	Auburn	Maine	Cascade Auburn Fiber	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was thrown from a fork truck when it tipped over as it was going up a ramp.