Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-18	Bridgeton	Mo	VERIPAC, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee was cleaning extruder rollers when his left forearm was pinned and crushed. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-10-08	Bridgeton	Mo	Penske Logistics	Head and neck	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
When an employee opened the doors of a trailer, a dislodged, packaged dryer fell out of the trailer onto his neck and head. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-12	Bridgeton	Mo	MIDWEST BLOCK & BRICK COMPANY	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning dust off the photo eye of the dump hopper when it activated and caught his left arm between the dump hopper and the frame of the machine. The employee sustained a left ulnar fracture, an elbow wound and traumatic muscle injury.
2021-03-31	Bridgeton	Mo	Midwest Block and Brick	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using needle-nose pliers to remove shrink wrap from conveyor sprockets when the machine cycled and pinched his finger in the chain and sprocket. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-01-28	Bridgeton	Mo	Frito-Lay	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered a broken left hip.
2021-01-28	Bridgeton	Nj	Buona Vita Inc	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove a block of meat jammed in a grinder. Another block of meat came down and crushed his hand against the machine, breaking three bones. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-09-12	Bridgeton	Mo	SPECTRUM BRANDS - BRIDGETON	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventive maintenance (oiling and lubrication) on a packaging conveyor when the employee saw something on the chain and attempted to wipe it off. The chain caught the tip of the employee's glove and pulled their hand into the drive chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation to the right index finger.
2020-07-29	Bridgeton	Nj	Ardagh Glass Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working as an apprentice operator on a shop bottle forming machine and was hospitalized due to heat stress/dehydration.
2020-04-15	Bridgeton	Missouri	Lee Mechanical Contractors	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pulling a tarp off while standing on a 6-foot step ladder when he slipped off the ladder onto the concrete floor, fracturing his left femur. The employee's shoes were wet at the time of the incident.
2020-03-24	Bridgeton	Missouri	DEPAUL HOSPTAL	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking from one side of a patient's bed to the other. The employee suffered a broken left hip.
2019-08-27	Bridgeton	Missouri	FLETCHER-REINHARDT COMPANY	Head	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee had been pulling customer orders while operating a forklift when a second employee heard him call for help. He was found sitting in a pool of blood with a large cut on the head, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-11	Bridgeton	Missouri	SSM DEPAUL HEALTH CENTER	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground, breaking her right kneecap and left wrist.
2019-06-10	Bridgeton	New Jersey	Ardagh Glass Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a portable temperature probe used to take temperatures on blanks when the blanks closed on the employee's finger, amputating the right index fingertip.
2019-05-29	Bridgeton	Missouri	BLUE GRASS LAWNCARE OF ST. LOUIS	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While cleaning the restroom with bleach, an employee suffered an asthma attack and was hospitalized.
2019-04-10	Bridgeton	Missouri	RNA CONTRACTING	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while conducting roof repair. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-14	Bridgeton	Missouri	HUSSMANN CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on an assembly line for refrigerator cases when he noticed wiring had fallen from the top of the refrigerator case to the bottom, near the rollers. When he was retrieving it, the case was pushed down the line; the tip of the employee's right ring finger was amputated.
2019-02-22	Bridgeton	Missouri	SPECTRUM BRANDS CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
As a forklift driver was closing a gate, it caught the driver's left thumb against the forklift frame. The thumb was amputated.
2018-06-20	Bridgeton	Missouri	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was climbing on a jetveyor at an airport gate when the handrail collapsed while she was holding onto it. She then fell and hit her knee on the jetveyor step.
2018-05-09	Bridgeton	Missouri	ALPHA PLASTICS INC.	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was reaching into a blow molding machine when he struck his head on the interlock guarding device and collapsed. He lost consciousness.
2018-01-24	Bridgeton	Missouri	SPECTRUM BRANDS CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unloading a truck using an auger machine when the machine became jammed. As he attempted to clear the jam by pulling on the belt, the belt started up again. His thumb was then pinched between the belt and pulley, amputating the tip. The machine was energized and the belt and pulley were unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-01-20	Bridgeton	Missouri	TBC Corporation	Leg(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was working on a tire while a customer was putting air in an air tank. The tank exploded under pressure, causing injuries to both of the employee's legs.
2017-04-05	Bridgeton	New Jersey	National Refrigerants Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was working in the valve box of a railroad car when the manway lid fell on his left hand, amputating his thumb.
2017-03-11	Bridgeton	Missouri	Sensory Effects, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a rotary valve machine when a coworker activated the machine, which then amputated the employee's index finger between the first knuckle and fingernail. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2017-02-20	Bridgeton	Missouri	SSM Health DePaul	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped on a bump in the floor while walking lunch menus over to patients, fracturing her hip and requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-10	Bridgeton	Missouri	Bridgeton Landfill	Multiple lower extremities locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was retrieving a hard hat that had blown off his head and onto the grass when he slipped on the wet grass, twisting his ankle and falling to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured left fibula with bone chips in the vicinity of his ankle and ligament damage. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-08-15	Bridgeton	Missouri	SCHNUCKS CENTRAL FILL	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was oiling the production line conveyor during routine preventative maintenance when a rag he was using was pulled into the conveyor along with his left middle finger, partially amputating his fingertip.
2016-08-08	Bridgeton	Missouri	Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At approximately 8:00 AM, on 8/8/2016, an employee was attempting to adjust the forks on a forklift when his fingertip was crushed between the fork and the frame of the forklift. He required surgery.
2016-06-25	Bridgeton	Missouri	Schnuck's Fresh Warehouse	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack and loading a pallet onto a trailer when the pallet became stuck. As the employee attempted to move the pallet jack back and forth, the employee fell and was struck by the jack. The employee suffered a broken foot.
2016-04-29	Bridgeton	New Jersey	Ardagh Glass	Lower leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
While pulling glass off a conveyor, an employee mis-stepped, slipped, and ran into a wind box, lacerating his lower leg and requiring hospitalization.
2015-09-10	Bridgeton	Missouri	SSM SELECT REHAB ST. LOUIS, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a floor mat and fell to the ground in the administrative hallway. The employee was hospitalized for a tear in the right knee ligament.
2015-09-03	Bridgeton	Missouri	Concrete Strategies	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was standing in a sewer ditch while guiding a 10-foot steel pipe into position when the device holding the pipe slipped due to the plastic cover. The pipe struck the employee on his right tibia, causing a fracture.
2015-04-29	Bridgeton	New Jersey	J PALERMO MASONRY, INC.	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee operating a prime mover slipped and received a contusion on the leg. Three weeks later, the employee was admitted to the hospital due to an infection of that injury.