Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-22	Broken Bow	Ne	Lone Creek Cattle Company	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was herding cattle with a utility terrain vehicle. The vehicle rolled over and the employee suffered a fracture and puncture wound to the leg.
2021-06-07	Bowie	Tx	Family Dollar	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
At 4:45 p.m. on June 7, 2021, an employee was unloading a truck when a box fell and struck her. She fell on her left hip, injuring it.
2021-03-03	Bowling Green	Oh	COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 3, 2021, an employee was feeding rubber into an extruding machine when their right hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in a crushing injury to the right index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-24	Bowling Green	Ky	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
A mail carrier was delivering mail when they fell on the sidewalk due to uneven pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
2020-09-04	Bowling Green	Oh	Rosenboom Machine & Tool, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On September 4, 2020, a welder operator was training a new employee on how to operate a robotic welder. The machine actuated while his left hand was in it, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger.
2020-08-12	Bowling Green	Oh	Pinnacle Industrial Enterprises	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing the plunger on a press and adding bolts to the side of the plunger. When the employee lowered the lazy Susan, the plunger fell and one of the bolts punctured the employee's right hand, causing an open fracture. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-08-11	Medicine Bow	Wy	American Conservation Experience	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was conducting log out operations on the plate ridge trail when the employee was struck by a falling log resulting in left arm bruising.
2020-06-03	Bowling Green	Florida	HOGAN DEDICATED SERVICES, LLC	Lumbar region	Fall on same level
An employee was unloading freight at a store. He fell while bent over a pallet of product and landed on his back, suffering a lower-back fracture. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-28	Bow	New Hampshir	Kalwall Corporation	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a 6-foot step ladder. At the last step, he fell to the concrete floor and sustained a hip fracture and a concussion.
2020-03-11	Bowling Green	Ohio	VEHTEK SYSTEMS INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
At about 12:20 a.m. on March 11, 2020, an employee was trying to adjust a stack of sheet metal when the stack fell. The employee's left ring finger was pinched between the sheet metal and a pallet, and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-25	Bowdoinham	Maine	Associated Materials, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was repairing a window and fell through a floor opening resulting in fractured vertebrae.
2020-02-13	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was operating a riding pallet jack, staging a load of pallets. As he was backing the pallets into the staging area, the top pallet came in contact with a concrete pillar. It shifted forward and struck the employee's right hand as it rested on the throttle control of the pallet jack. The employee suffered a compound fracture and laceration to the little finger, resulting in a medical amputation to the finger.
2020-01-24	Bowling Green	Missouri	SPARKS MAINTENANCE CONTRACTING, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving silo panels when his left thumb was caught in a pinch point between a jib and a strap, resulting in a left thumb amputation.
2019-09-17	Broken Bow	Nebraska	Adams Land and Cattle	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while dismounting an excavator. His elbow struck the concrete and was broken.
2019-09-06	Bowbells	North Dakota	Roustabout Service and Insulating Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee installing insulation on the top of a treater shack fell approximately 8 feet from the top of the treater shack to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and neck vertebrae.
2019-08-12	Bowdle	South Dakota	Agtegra Cooperative	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking when his leg gave out, causing him to fall to the ground and injure his leg.
2019-08-01	Bowling Green	Ohio	Triple D Communications, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
At about 11:30 a.m. on August 1, 2019, an employee was working from a bucket truck, taking measurements of a telephone pole. A power line touched him, causing electrical burns. He was hospitalized.
2019-07-28	Bowling Green	Ohio	Woodlane Residential Services, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On July 28, 2019, at approximately 2:15 p.m., an employee was in the office when her knee gave out. She fell to the ground and sustained fractures to the left shoulder and was hospitalized.
2019-07-10	Broken Bow	Nebraska	Becton Dickinson	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were removing a screw from a high-speed injection molding machine. As they were removing the screw tip, pressurized molten plastic was released through an opening around the screw tip which resulted in both employees being burned by the molten plastic. They sustained burns to the forehead, right neck, face, right arm, and right hand. One employee was hospitalized.
2019-06-23	Bowie	Texas	THI Water Well	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was working on a water well when he was caught in a winch line and fell, fracturing his ribs.
2019-06-22	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	JD & Billy Hines Trucking Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While exiting the passenger side of a truck, an employee mis-stepped and fell 2 to 3 feet to the ground, fracturing a femur.
2019-06-14	Bowling Green	Ohio	A-Gas	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On June 14, 2019, an employee installed an adapter on a compressed gas cylinder, then actuated the cylinder. There was a suspected failure in the adapter, and the cylinder struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs and shoulder, as well as a head injury.
2019-06-06	Bowling Green	Ohio	Mid-Wood, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
On June 6, 2019, a grain elevator operator was cleaning out a grain bin using a long scraper to scrape the residual grain from the edges while standing on a ladder. The ladder cannot be opened in the area due to the conveyor belt running down the middle. The employee leaned the ladder up against the wall and climbed up to perform the scraping duties. The employee's foot hit the moving conveyor causing the ladder and the employee to fall over. The employee landed on the conveyor and was dragged u
2019-05-15	Bowling Green	Ohio	Curation Foods	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was washing conveyor belts that run food into a chopper when the employee's rain coat sleeve became caught between the conveyor belt and the roller, resulting in a laceration to the left wrist/hand.
2019-04-13	Bowling Green	Ohio	EnviroZyme	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On April 13, 2019, an employee's torso and right arm were burned when a pH probe came out of a fermentation vessel fitting and steam was released through the open port.
2019-04-11	Bowling Green	Ohio	Brint Electric, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was at the top of a ladder changing light bulbs and fell onto a music stand, which impaled the employee and punctured a lung.
2019-01-08	Bowling Green	Ohio	VTECH SYSTEMS, INC.	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing parts from an oven. The employee removed one part with tongs, went to remove the second part, and lost balance. The employee's left hand touched the first part and was burned. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-21	Bow	New Hampshir	Grappone Imports, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had arrived at the facility and was walking into the building when he tripped on an air hose and fell on the concrete floor, suffering a hip fracture.
2018-08-16	Bowling Green	Ohio	PINNACLE PLASTIC PRODUCTS	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was leveling out a mold when the employee slipped on hydraulic fluid and fell on a press bolt, injuring the upper right arm and requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-23	Bowling Green	Ohio	Biofit Engineered Products Limited Partnership	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 23, 2018, an employee was operating a tube bender machine while sitting on a chair. The machine actuated, and the employee's finger was caught between the clamp and the metal piece; the employee suffered an amputation to the tip of the right index finger.
2018-06-15	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a come-a-long to raise a basket out of a sump to clean it. When the basket reached the top, the come-a-long slipped out of gear and the basket fell. As it fell, the basket pulled the employee's left index finger into the come-a-long, resulting in an amputation of the left index finger up to the first knuckle.
2018-05-25	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Ankle(s)	Trip on uneven surface without fall
An employee was exiting the back of a semi truck trailer. They stepped down and their right ankle rolled on the rocks, suffering a dislocation.
2018-04-13	Bow	New Hampshir	Amoskeag Beverages, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was offsite at a customer location stocking merchandise and began having chest pains. He was hospitalized.
2018-02-28	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	TRI-LAKES SERVICES INCORPORATED	Lower extremities	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was reinstalling an atomizer header pipe when the tack welds failed, causing the pipe to fall approximately 4.5 feet and strike the employee in the lower right leg, fracturing it above the right knee and ankle.
2018-02-07	Bowling Green	Ohio	TOLEDO MOLDING & DIE CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On February 7, 2018, an employee received a partial left middle finger amputation while changing a mold on a blow molding machine.
2017-10-05	Oxbow	North Dakota	Meyer Contracting Nicollet Mall Project	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was guiding an underground concrete pipe in a trench when the pipe fell off its cable and hit his right leg, breaking it.
2017-10-05	Bowmansville	Pennsylvania	Good's Disposal Services Inc	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was trying to climb into the cab while the truck was moving. The employee fell and was run over by the back wheel resulting in a broken ankle and foot.
2017-10-01	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	Huber Engineered Woods	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was exiting a vehicle when the vehicle rolled back on the employee resulting in fractured ribs, punctured lungs and a fractured cheek bone.
2017-09-19	Broken Bow	Nebraska	Miller Fencing	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was moving a cow from one pen to another. He was standing outside the pen fence when the cow charged the fence and smashed it hard enough to loosen a 2" pipe. The pipe hit the employee with enough force to break his eighth rib and lacerate his liver.
2017-07-11	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a product belt when his glove became caught between the belt and a guide. As he pulled his hand back, his left pinky finger was amputated.
2017-01-16	Bowling Green	Ohio	Pioneer Packaging Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cleaning meat from the door of a meat mixer and amputated the right middle finger above the first knuckle.
2016-10-12	Bowling Green	Ohio	Phoenix Technologies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee cut a finger and was hospitalized while moving a piece of metal in a storage closet.
2016-09-24	Bowling Green	Ohio	Bob Evans Farm, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On or about September 24, 2016, an employee slipped on a grease spill between the grill line and drink station and suffered a possible broken hip, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-02	Bowie	Texas	WL Plastics	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was supervising the loading of a coil onto a truck from the designated safe zone when the 500-foot, 4-inch coil weighing approximately 1,250 pounds began to slip off the spool that was being lifted by a forklift. The employee tried to push the coil back onto the spool when the coil struck him, knocking him to the ground and cracking his vertebrae.
2016-08-02	Bowling Green	Ohio	PINNACLE PLASTIC PRODUCTS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On or about August 2, 2016, an employee was sawing pieces of plastic with a band saw when the blade lacerated his left-hand index finger, requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-10	Bowbells	North Dakota	Montana Dakota Utilities Co.	Knee(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was checking power lines using an extend stick when he stepped into a hole and suffered tendon damage in his left knee, requiring hospitalization.
2016-04-25	Broken Bow	Nebraska	Charles Sergeant Irrigation Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was trying to pull down a section of drilling pipe from the back of a truck when one of the pipes fell down and pinched his right ring finger, amputating it between the first and second knuckles.
2016-04-06	Bowling Green	Ohio	J & R Contracting Co. Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On April 6, 2016, an employee was hospitalized with a broken leg after slipping and falling from a step on a box truck.
2016-02-01	Bowling Green	Ohio	VEHTEK SYSTEMS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On February 1, 2016, an employee was unloading parts from a conveyor when the conveyor stopped because a part was stuck upstream. The employee attempted to retrieve the part when a piece of steel began to index, got caught, and pinched her finger. Her right thumb was amputated.
2016-01-31	Bowling Green	Ohio	Phoenix Technologies International, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
On January 31, 2016, an employee was hospitalized due to static shock that occurred while loading clean plastic flake into a silo from the overflow bag.
2016-01-20	Bowling Green	Ohio	Regal-Beloit Corp.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On January 20, 2016, two employees inadvertently walked into each other. One employee fell to the ground and was later hospitalized for a broken hip requiring surgery.
2015-11-25	Bowling Green	Missouri	TRUE MANUFACTURING	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee amputated her left pinky fingertip while cutting tomatoes during lunch preparation.
2015-11-17	Bowie	Texas	Energy Service Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee ran into a guardrail and fractured vertebrae while trying to avoid being struck by a pipe that had fallen from the elevator.
2015-09-17	Broken Bow	Nebraska	Becton Dickinson	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was threading a new roll of bags into the midstream bagger machine. The jaws of the machine include a heat seal and cutters. The machine activated and the jaws caught his finger resulting in the amputation of the left index fingertip.
2015-08-05	Broken Bow	Nebraska	ADAMS LAND AND CATTLE CO.	Nonclassifiable	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was moving cattle to a pen and went to split the cattle herd. The horse the employee was riding tripped and fell with the employee.
2015-07-29	Bowdle	South Dakota	Thorstad Construction Co., Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was arc welding brackets on an overhead conveyor with an electric welder when a spark fell on his shirt and caused it to catch on fire. He suffered burn injuries to his back.
2015-06-15	Bowling Green	Ohio	Rosenboom Machine & Tool Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about 6/15/15, an employee operating pipe bender machine was caught in the machine and amputated his left middle fingertip.
2015-04-22	Bowbells	North Dakota	CHS Sunprairie	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to retrieve material from the second level by standing on a vertically placed pallet. The pallet shifted causing the employee to fall and break a hip.
2015-01-26	Bowling Green	Ohio	COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On January 26, 2015, employee was walking on the roof to tend to a fire in an exhaust stack. The employee slipped on a patch of black ice on the roof and broke an ankle while on the way to the stack. Employee fell, but did not fall off the roof.
2015-01-23	Broken Bow	Nebraska	Becton Dickinson	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Maintenance employee was responding to a jammed machine on line #9. The employee reached into the machine to remove the jam. The machine cycled, feeding another tray that pinched his right ring fingertip between the tray and the frame of the machine, resulting in the tip being amputated.
2015-01-19	Bowling Green	Ohio	CMC Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
On or about January 19, 2015, an employee received a partial finger amputation while using the shrink wrap machine.