Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	New Berlin	Wi	Kelmann Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to trim wood pieces. The saw amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
2021-11-04	Oberlin	Oh	Green Circle Growers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2021-09-16	Berlin	Nj	Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An temporary employee tripped and fell to the ground. She sustained fractures to her femur and knee.
2021-08-11	Oberlin	Oh	AgriNomix, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On August 11, 2021, an employee was inspecting the tracking of a conveyor belt. The belt and pulley caught the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation.
2021-07-09	West Berlin	Nj	Red Lion Insulation - Masco Contractor Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall to lower level
An employee was installing insulation when they fell to the basement floor below, resulting in broken ribs.
2021-06-19	Berlin	Ct	Manafort Brothers Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway
An employee was sitting in his personal vehicle parked on the side of the road in a road construction zone. A motor vehicle traveling the wrong way on the highway drove into the construction zone and struck the employee's vehicle. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a broken leg.
2021-04-09	Berlin	Nh	Milan Container	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 9, 2021, an employee was assisting in a dumpster collection. His left index finger was crushed when the mechanical sweeper engaged. He was hospitalized and had surgery on his finger.
2021-02-22	New Berlin	Wi	ACS Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 22, 2021, an employee was using an emery board to polish or de-burr bar stock when their right pinky finger was caught in the lathe and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-02-09	West Berlin	Nj	Duesmann & Hensel Recycling North America Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting pipes when his finger got caught between a pipe and the guard hold-down. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-01-21	Berlin	Nh	Capone Iron Corporation Northwoods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The injured employee was assisting the blasting machine operator at the exit end of the machine. After a piece of steel exited the machine, the employee was brushing some blasting media back into the machine when his hand was crushed between the roller and the piece of steel, resulting in the amputation of a fingertip.
2021-01-18	Berlin	Oh	USA Truck Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A driver was walking from a truck to a shipping office when he slipped on black ice and fell to the ground. He suffered a broken left ankle.
2020-10-19	Berlin	Nh	Berlin Foundry & Machine Company, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working on an industrial lathe when the tail stock on a 17,000-pound reel spool broke and the spool dropped onto his leg, crushing it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-04	New Berlin	Ny	Chobani, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a cup/foil jam on a filler when they were injured by the yogurt cup conveyor. The employee sustained lacerations to the left arm and left side and fractures to the left arm.
2020-08-04	New Berlin	Wi	Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting a large roll. The roll released and dropped on his right little finger, resulting in an amputation.
2020-03-10	Berlin	New Jersey	JOHNS MANVILLE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was clearing product from a conveyor belt and contacted a band saw blade resulting in a deep laceration to the left middle finger.
2019-07-31	Berlin	Wisconsin	Leach Farms Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was receiving irrigation pipes while standing on a moving trailer connected to a tractor. The employee fell from the trailer and was run over by the tractor/trailer, suffering fractures to the ribs, a scapula, neck vertebrae, and facial bones.
2019-07-12	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Wausau Equipment Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to move parts when a part slipped, causing the load to become unbalanced. While trying to stabilize the load and catch the falling piece, the employee sustained a broken thumb.
2019-07-04	New Berlin	Wisconsin	RW Lyall	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On July 4, 2019, an employee was inserting a part into a pneumatic vise. The employee's finger was pinched between the part and the vise, causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-05-21	Berlin	New Jersey	JOHNS MANVILLE	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking, tripped over an anchored stop plate for equipment and fell breaking their left femur.
2019-04-04	Berlin	Connecticut	Okay Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on an automation assembly laser machine when parts moved unexpectedly. The employee's finger was caught in the machine as it advanced, and he suffered a broken bone and a partial fingertip amputation requiring surgery. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2019-04-03	West Berlin	New Jersey	Reading Rock Russell, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee cut a piece of wood on a table saw and was reaching to grab the leftover stock when the employee's thumb struck the saw blade, severing a tendon.
2019-03-15	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Denali Ingredients, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a piece of equipment when the employee's finger entered a pinch point, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The equipment was locked out at the time.
2019-02-05	West Berlin	New Jersey	Sahara Sams Oasis Indoor Water Park	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on an exhaust fan from an A-frame ladder. As the employee was attempting to pry the exhaust fan, the ladder twisted and the employee fell approximately 8 feet. The employee suffered a concussion and back injuries.
2019-01-23	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Process Retail Group, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a glue block saw machine, which caused amputation of the employee's left middle and ring fingertips. The machine was guarded at the time.
2018-09-10	Berlin	New Jersey	JOHNS MANVILLE	Arm(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized for a broken arm.
2018-09-06	Oberlin	Ohio	GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A tow tractor struck an employee, pinning her against another tow tractor. She suffered an injury to her lower left leg and was hospitalized.
2018-08-18	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Quad/Graphics, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was pinched and amputated between a stand-up lift and racking in a warehouse.
2018-07-25	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Associated Bank Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to harmful substances or environments
While counting money, an employee had an allergic reaction to an unknown substance, suffering tongue swelling.
2018-07-23	Berlin	New Jersey	JOHNS MANVILLE	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was hospitalized for a broken hand due to a machine injury.
2018-07-03	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions, LLC	Arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
While inspecting a piece of glass, an employee suffered an arm laceration from the glass that required stitches.
2018-06-23	Berlin	Massachusett	Tile Installation, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was installing tile when an abrasive wheel grinder kicked back, striking him in the left shin. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-26	Berlin	Connecticut	Pep Boys	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On May 26, 2018, an employee was removing a truck tire from overhead. The tire fell, bounced on the ground, and hit him on the shin. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove a severed internal artery.
2018-05-21	New Berlin	Wisconsin	KS Energy Services	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was placing skids for pipes that needed to be unloaded when a mechanical lifting device failed, allowing a steel pipe to hit the employee's right leg. The employee sustained a broken right femur.
2018-04-09	Berlin Center	Ohio	Ohio Structures , Inc.	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
While securing a load on a tractor trailer, an employee tripped on the girder and fell to the ground, suffering head trauma.
2018-04-04	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Schoeneck Containers Inc.	Head and trunk	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee entered a scrap dumpster to remove metal scrap. As he was attempting to remove metal scrap, an aluminum table in the dumpster fell, striking and knocking him down into the bottom of the dumpster. He was pinned by the aluminum table and unable to free himself, suffering a head contusion and back injury/strain. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-02	Berlin	Pennsylvania	Center Rock Inc.	Forehead	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to remove a bushing from a fabricated piece of steel. The weld failed on the bushing extraction device and struck the employee in the forehead. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the bones in the forehead, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-02-05	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a rolling machine to roll flat pieces of metal (about 8" x 12") into a tube that is then seam welded at another machine when the employee's left hand was injured, requiring the surgical amputation of four fingers.
2017-08-08	Oberlin	Ohio	GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS, INC.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 8, 2017, an employee was operating a tugger vehicle when the employee's left foot was caught and fractured between a post and the cart.
2017-08-07	New Berlin	New York	Chobani	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee's right index finger was caught in a door jamb when the door closed, amputating the fingertip.
2017-07-31	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Artemax Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 31, 2017, an employee's hand was crushed while reaching into a machine to make an adjustment. The employee received an amputation to the right hand.
2017-07-21	Oberlin	Ohio	R & J Trucking, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
On July 21, 2017, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee and a coworker were pulling a dump bed out of a tractor trailer dump truck when the employee's right middle finger was caught and lacerated between the dump bed and the truck's tailgate. She was hospitalized.
2017-04-11	Oberlin	Ohio	Hydrotube	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On April 11, 2017, an employee suffered fractures to his pelvis, knee and tailbone after a loaded metal racking unit overturned onto the employee as the employee was removing it from the burn off oven.
2017-03-07	Berlin	Pennsylvania	Meadow View Nursing Center	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell fracturing the left ankle.
2017-02-15	Berlin	Wisconsin	Precision Handling	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right arm was caught in a "notcher" machine and amputated above the wrist.
2016-09-26	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Denali Ingredients LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning the starch feeder hopper when his right index fingertip was amputated by the 2-inch auger at the bottom.
2016-09-07	Oberlin	Ohio	OBERLIN COLLEGE	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On September 7, 2016, at approximately 12:05 p.m., an employee was lifting a manhole lid when it slipped and pinched his finger between the cover and manhole opening, amputating his right middle fingertip.
2016-07-19	Oberlin	Ohio	Jamison Well Drilling & Pump Service	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 19, 2016, an employee suffered a partial little finger amputation while guiding the well casing into a bore hole.
2016-06-01	Berlin	Connecticut	J N Gianmmarino Construction Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a finger amputation while operating a drill.
2016-05-10	New Berlin	Pennsylvania	Playworld Systems Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
At approximately 5:40 PM, on May 10, 2016, an employee was preparing to change a mold out from a machine. The employee was removing bolts from the new mold, which was held by a forklift, when the mold slipped. The employee's left index and middle fingers were crushed between the roughly 300-pound mold and the arm of the machine, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2015-11-06	Oberlin	Ohio	Oberlin College	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was hospitalized after being struck in the head by an unsecured wall partition. The employee sustained a contusion.
2015-11-04	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Michels Corporation	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee working with a grout pump got his hand caught in the pump resulting in the amputation of his right hand.
2015-10-29	Berlin	New Hampshir	Granite Services International, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting electrical equipment and suffered an electrical shock resulting in hospitalization.
2015-10-23	East Berlin	Pennsylvania	Penn Wood Products, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading molding into a machine. The employee's gloved hand was caught in the machine as the blade was coming to a stop. The right middle fingertip was amputated with bone loss.
2015-09-26	Berlin	New Jersey	Virtua	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee injured their stomach and suffered a hernia while lifting a patient, requiring hospitalization.
2015-09-24	New Berlin	Wisconsin	MCKEY PERFORATING CO., INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the leveler machine when his glove got caught by a part going into the machine. He suffered an avulsion.
2015-08-01	New Berlinville	Pennsylvania	BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On 08/01/2015, at 0700 a.m., an employee was removing chilled iron from a cupola moat when he sustained burns to his hands, arms, and face. The employee drove the bucket loader into the moat after water was applied to hot sand, which caused steam to burn the employee.
2015-07-16	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Denali Ingredients, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was moving a manual gate on a piece of equipment when the gate slipped from the employee's hand and pinched the left pinky finger between the gate bottom and equipment surface. This caused an amputation of the fingertip above the finger nail.
2015-06-19	Berlin Township	New Jersey	Virtua Health	Arm(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A door hit an employee's elbow and forearm, causing a hematoma.
2015-01-27	Berlin	Wisconsin	Magnum Power Products LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 1/27/15, an employee was operating a horizontal press brake. The employee's finger got caught between the part being bent and a cover plate on the machine, resulting in an amputation.
2015-01-27	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Hader-Seitz, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had the left pinky fingertip amputated while setting up material on a lathe.
2015-01-14	New Berlin	Wisconsin	Hader-Seitz, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
The employee went to step up on a platform that leads away from and around the work area. The employee tripped on the platform step (9 inches off of the floor) and landed on his right knee, breaking his femur.