Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-29	Blue Mound	Tx	Carvana	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee in an inspection line was taking off a steering wheel cover using a pocket knife when he suffered a cut to the arm that included an artery.
2021-08-04	Blue Mounds	Wi	Dairyfood USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 4, 2021, at 7:30 a.m., an employee was clearing excess cheese from a grinder when the grinder blades contacted the employee's right thumb, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
2021-07-19	Blue Mound	Tx	Carvana LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was moving a motor vehicle in the company parking lot. The employee exited the vehicle, slipped on the ground that was wet from the rain, and fell between the open vehicle door and the door frame. The vehicle began to roll backward, dragging the injured employee. The employee sustained injuries to the knee, elbow and side.
2018-03-07	Blue Mound	Texas	Carvana Logistics	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While loading vehicles onto a multi-car hauler trailer, an employee fell from the top of the 10-foot trailer to the ground, breaking several ribs and suffering a serious head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-06-24	Blue Mounds	Wisconsin	Dairyfood USA, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a wet spot on the floor, breaking both bones in her lower leg and requiring hospitalization.
2016-01-27	Blue Mound	Texas	Bottling Group, LLC	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While operating a pallet jack, an employee lost control and struck a parked vehicle. The employee's left leg was caught between the pallet jack and the vehicle.