Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-20	Brownwood	Tx	Kohler Company	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing a safety emergency horn when he was shocked and fell from the second rung of a 4-foot fiberglass ladder. The employee sustained a fractured left arm.
2020-08-05	Brownwood	Tx	3M Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were lowering a large roll using a hoist. One employee's hand was caught between the roll's steel core and a storage rack, causing a thumb injury with exposed tissue.
2020-04-16	Brownwood	Texas	SUPERIOR ESSEX	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was repositioning the print tape that prints labeling on a cable. The tape stuck to his finger when he tried to position it on the cable, causing his finger to get caught between the print wheel and the cable resulting in an amputation injury.
2020-04-01	Brownwood	Texas	SUPERIOR ESSEX	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to load a reel in a machine. While he was lining up the reel with the pintle and operating the controls with his left hand, the reel shifted and smashed his right-hand fingers between the reel and the pintle. His right index fingertip was amputated as a result.
2019-09-21	Brownwood	Texas	Kohler	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was cutting bands on a pallet when he tripped and fell, breaking his right hip.
2019-02-27	Brownwood	Texas	Sawyer Oilfield Products, LLC	Skull	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee used the mandrel as a lift onto the catwalk. The employee missed the catwalk and rode the mandrel all the way around to the other side, striking his head on the steel beam at the bottom of the mandrel assembly. The employee suffered a skull fracture.
2018-02-03	Brownwood	Texas	3M Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's finger was pulled into a laminator while changing a roll. The employee's fingertip was caught and amputated between the web and guard, causing the machine to shut down.
2016-08-08	Brownwood	Texas	3M	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was working behind a piece of equipment when he tripped and fell into a belt and pulley, amputating his left index and middle fingers up to the first joint.
2016-04-01	Brownwood	Texas	Heart of Texas Mechanical Contracting	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working under the hood of a truck when the hood fell and dislocated a shelf on the wall. The shelf struck and punctured the employee's lower back.
2016-03-10	Brownwood	Texas	Superior Essex	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's thumb was partially amputated while performing maintenance on a primary machine. Four of the employee's fingers were caught in a belt and pulley.
2015-09-15	Brownwood	Texas	Home Depot	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a nine foot step ladder stocking merchandise. She lost her balance and fell backwards hitting her head on the concrete floor.
2015-06-21	Brownwood	Texas	KOHLER COMPANY	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around the laser control when he tripped on the corner of the pallet and fractured his hip, requiring hospitalization.
2015-05-03	Brownwood	Texas	Superior Essex Communications LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was working on the buffering lines running a cable. The jacket came off while he was trying to restring the machine. He pulled the yarn and the dance arm became loose pulling the yarn and causing it to tighten. The yarn tightened around his right middle finger causing an above the bone amputation.