Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Carrollton	Ga	Trident Seafoods Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On November 11, 2021, at approximately 5:45 AM, a temporary employee tripped over a wheel on a smock holder and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a hip fracture.
2021-11-04	Carroll	Ne	BLATTNER COMPANY	Thoracic region	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was moving crane mats when he slipped and fell. He suffered fractures to three vertebrae in his back.
2021-11-04	Carrollton	Tx	LMI Landscapes, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on a 10-foot ladder to help install an air compressor pipe. The employee leaned down to pass a tool to another employee when the ladder slipped and the employee fell to the concrete floor below, resulting in a vertebrae injury.
2021-11-02	Carrizo Springs	Tx	Rio Grande Electric Co-Op Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A brake caliper fell from a rotor during installation, crushing the tip of an employee's right little finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-14	Carrollton	Tx	4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a panel bender to bend 2-inch by 8-inch metal anchors. While the employee was trying to correct a bend, the bender activated via the foot pedal and the employee's fingers were caught between the die and a metal piece. The employee's middle and index fingertips were amputated.
2021-09-03	Carrizo Springs	Tx	Carrizo Well Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was tripping pipe on a drilling rig. His right hand was caught with the drilling rods in the hole as the rods were being unscrewed, and his little finger was amputated.
2021-08-19	Carrollton	Tx	Western Extrusions Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving metal billets onto a load table with an overhead crane. The employee's fingers were caught between two billets, causing the amputation of the right fourth and fifth fingers.
2021-07-22	Carrollton	Tx	AER MANUFACTURING, L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a new belt on the grinder machine. As he was manually rotating the pulley wheels to align the new belt, his right index finger was caught between the belt and one of the wheels resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-08	Carrollton	Oh	Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a stand-alone rig. The employee had just broken off the tubing swivel with the tongs and was preparing to make the last connection. He placed his left hand near the opening of the tongs to push the tongs off the connection, but the Kelly hose was caught on the back of the tongs. The employee used his right hand to push the Kelly hose out of the way. The hose caught the operating handle and engaged the tongs causing the amputation of his left index and middle fingers an
2021-06-11	Carrollton	Tx	North Star Investigations & Security	Hand(s)	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was getting in their vehicle when someone shot them through the door of their vehicle, resulting in a right hand injury.
2021-04-20	Carrollton	Tx	Ruskin Rooftop Systems LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting the backstop on a brake press. His left hand was caught between the press's bottom and top dies, and he suffered broken bones.
2021-04-19	Carrollton	Ga	Southwire Company Utility Products Plant	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift in a warehouse. Both of the employee's feet were broken.
2021-03-30	Carrollton	Tx	Gateway Tire of Texas	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was unloading a truck. The truck pulled away and the employee fell off the back of it, suffering a broken left leg.
2021-03-16	Carrollton	Ga	SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting an oil separator and suffered amputation of their right ring finger below the first joint. The machine was not shut down or locked out at the time.
2021-02-10	Carrollton	Tx	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on replacing conduit inside a pad-mounted transformer when the employee sustained an electric shock, resulting in burns to the right hand and hip.
2021-02-03	Carrollton	Ga	Superior International Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting a plating operator with moving a 5/8" X 60" X 125" steel plate weighing 1,200 pounds to a 4" X 4" piece of dunnage. During the transfer, the employee placed his hand on the dunnage as the operator was using a pry bar to move the plate to a table. The plate caught the employee's ring finger and crushed it, resulting in a laceration that became an amputation.
2021-02-03	Carriere	Ms	United Aerial Construction, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was setting up to install cable wire when the employee came in contact with a primary 14,000-volt electrical line. The employee sustained an electric shock.
2021-02-03	Carrollton	Oh	FUSION CERAMICS, INC.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a smelter when a co-worker pulled the cover from the pit that is partially filled with hot water (180 degrees). The employee went to start the smelter, stepped into the pit, and suffered first and second degree burns to his left leg from his foot to eight inches above his knee.
2021-01-22	Carrollton	Tx	PPG Architectural Coatings, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting the slide gate valve at the top of a materials silo. As the employee was reviewing the operation of the valve, the valve actuated and pinched his left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-01-20	Carrollton	Ga	OFS FITEL, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was standing near an oscillator unit while maintenance was being performed on it. The oscillator's belt made a forward motion and the employee's left hand was pinched between the belt and the belt wheel. The employee suffered a hand laceration and amputation of the left middle finger to the first knuckle.
2020-10-08	Carroll	Oh	Legacy Roofing Services	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was moving equipment and roofing material on a roof. The employee fell from the roof to the ground 29 feet below, suffering three breaks to the left femur, a dislocated right little finger, and broken left wrist.
2020-09-25	Carrollton	Ga	PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 25, 2020, at approximately 3:00 a.m. a maintenance employee was investigating liquid on the shackles on Line 2 in the evisceration department when, while dabbing the liquid with his gloved hand, his glove became caught in the chain line above a shackle resulting in the partial amputation of his right middle fingertip.
2020-09-02	Carrollton	Ga	Southwire Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing a heat print ribbon when the print wheel was lowered onto the wire. The rolling wheel crushed the employee's left index finger, causing an open tuft fracture.
2020-07-16	Carrollton	Texas	RCC Concrete Inc.	Knee(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw when it kicked back and lacerated the inside of his right leg below the knee. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-14	Carrollton	Georgia	Dixie Converting Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing an opening to run bailer wire around a cardboard bail when the up-right bailer machine cycled. The one-foot long iron bar tool he was holding shifted and caught his left pinky finger against the bailer machine resulting in an amputation.
2020-04-09	Carrollton	Texas	Kemi Services.	Head and trunk	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was on top of a dumpster to cut a strap. The frame that holds the basket hit him in the forehead and knocked him into the dumpster. He suffered head and back injuries.
2020-03-21	Carrollton	Georgia	Trident Seafoods Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a clogged batter pump when the valve turned back on and the auger caught the back side of her finger. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2020-02-07	Carrollton	Georgia	Die Tech Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to reinstall a cover on a machine she was operating. A machine belt caught her glove and pulled in her left hand, causing a partial amputation of the index finger.
2020-01-23	Carrollton	Texas	Western Industries Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was using a table saw to cut wood. While the employee was removing an object that was stuck in the saw, the saw caught the employee's glove and pulled the employee's hand into the saw blade. The employee suffered a finger amputation and crushing injuries.
2019-09-16	Carrollton	Texas	Boral Windows	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a single point vinyl welder when he turned to talk to another employee. His hand was placed on the top plate of the press welder at the time. When the welder finished its cycle, it came up and trapped his right pointer finger between the top plate and top of the welder. He pulled his gloved finger out and suffered a fingertip amputation.
2019-09-08	Carrollton	Georgia	CW Matthews Contracting	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was preparing to put out lane closure signs and equipment. He fell from a temporary platform and the arrow board trailer rolled over his left leg. He sustained a fractured left ankle.
2019-09-06	Carr	Colorado	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was preparing food and filling hoppers with food. He opened an outdoor food hopper to add feed and was bitten on the left hand by a rattlesnake that was in the hopper, resulting in hospitalization.
2019-09-06	Carrollton	Texas	AER MANUFACTURING, L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pushing an engine block from one conveyor belt to another. The employee's left middle finger got caught in the rubber grate of the pallet the engine block was on; the tip was amputated.
2019-06-30	Carrollton	Georgia	Southwire Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a piece of plastic from a conveyor when the conveyor's cradle retracted, caught the tip of his left middle finger, and amputated it (without bone loss).
2019-06-21	Carrollton	Texas	Owen Adams, LP	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on an 8-foot step ladder using a saw to cut sheathing for fireplace pipes and a firestop when he stepped onto a piece of wood that was not load bearing and fell to the ground level. He injured his head, left hand, and ribs.
2019-06-17	Carrollton	Texas	Earl Owen Co., Inc.	Heel(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was helping a forklift operator identify parts to pull for orders. The employee had mounted the right side of the forklift when the operator turned sharply. The employee then fell off the forklift, which proceeded to run over his right heel, cutting the inside of his heel pad.
2019-06-13	Carrollton	Texas	Smith Systems Manufacturing Company	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was assaulted by a former employee, suffering injuries to the face. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-16	Carrolltown	Pennsylvania	RAM Industrial Services LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was welding when the welding hose blew out, causing third degree burns to his lower abdomen.
2019-04-16	Carrollton	Texas	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually adjusting the battery on a forklift in order to add water when the battery shifted unexpectedly due to the forklift's position on an uneven floor. The employee's finger became caught between the top of the battery and the forklift structure.
2019-03-26	Carrington	North Dakota	Allied Energy, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cleaning grain spillage adjacent to a running conveyor belt when the employee's arm was caught in the belt and pulley, resulting in a broken radius and ulna in the left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-26	Carrollton	Texas	AER Manufacturing	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was breaking a bolt on an engine head with a breaker bar when the bolt gave way, which caused the employee to smash his hand into the engine head. He suffered a laceration to his left middle finger and crushed part of the bone.
2019-02-01	Carrollton	Texas	City Electric Supply	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
The injured employee was outside the building talking to another employee. As the injured employee went to lean back on the railing, he fell onto his left side and suffered a broken hip.
2019-01-26	Carrollton	Texas	Encore Mechanical, LLC	Pelvis	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was moving a roof top air conditioning curb and fell approximately 15 feet though a skylight to the floor. The employee's pelvis was fractured in four places and surgery was required.
2018-08-31	Carrollton	Georgia	Trident Seafoods Corporation	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee used a forklift to pull a pallet from a stack. He got off the forklift and the boxes from the pallet fell on him, fracturing his ankle.
2018-08-19	Carrollton	Texas	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.	Hand(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a conveyor when he tripped into the conveyor and attempted to brace his fall. As he did, his right hand entered the rollers and was crushed. The rollers were moving at the time of the incident.
2018-06-13	Carrollton	Texas	Kent Companies Texas LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were tying rebar and getting ready to pour a concrete slab for a ramp to a parking lot of a multi-family dwelling under construction. A vehicle struck a temporary chain link fence that the employees were working in close proximity to causing it to fall over onto the employees and trap them. One employee was admitted to the hospital for a strained back and contusions.
2018-06-05	Carrollton	Texas	TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam a case of product in the palletizing machine when the machine cycled and a metal bar came down and fractured his arm. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2018-05-29	Carrollton	Texas	Taylor Smith Consultant, LLC	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was standing on the step of a garbage truck when another garbage truck tried to squeeze between the truck and a car and struck the employee. The employee suffered pain on the left side of the entire body.
2018-03-24	Carrollton	Georgia	Southwire Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was loading up a payoff machine when the employee's left index finger was caught between the reel and the drive arm of the payoff, resulting in an amputation of the distal phalanges on the left index finger.
2018-03-20	Carrollton	Texas	Hilite Industries Automotive, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a dual portioning valve tester. His finger was in the point of operation when the machine cycled, causing an amputation.
2018-03-06	Carr	Colorado	Chocolate Covered Trucking, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a sand box container preparing to close the lid when a strong gust of wind blew him off the container to the ground. He fractured his elbow, hip, and ribs; punctured a lung; and suffered some scrapes and bruises.
2018-02-28	Carrollton	Georgia	OFS Fitel, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a reel using take-up equipment when the equipment amputated the employee's right pinky finger. The equipment was not guarded at the time.
2017-10-08	Carrollton	Texas	Texas Twist Pretzels, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a piece of dough from a machine when the employee's right index finger was caught and amputated between the machine's blade and conveyor belt.
2017-10-06	Carrollton	Texas	4Front Engineered Solutions	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee used a free-standing crane to lift a leveler's lip plate and was inspecting the welds underneath it when the hook slipped off the lip plate, causing the leveler to fall and strike his head.
2017-09-16	Carrollton	Texas	DHL Supply Chain	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was sitting by the stairs and said he didn't feel well. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
2017-08-24	Carrollton	Texas	Kent Companies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was loading a riding trowel when the employee's finger was caught between the riding trowel and equipment, breaking and lacerating it.
2017-08-21	Carrington	North Dakota	Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was installing bearings on a conveyor when the employee's right ring and little fingertips were caught and amputated between the chain and sprocket.
2017-07-06	Carrollton	Georgia	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While loading a truck, an employee began to feel ill and experienced chest pains. The employee was hospitalized for potential heat stress, dehydration.
2017-07-05	Carrollton	Georgia	Trident Seafoods, Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was emptying a waste pan on a portion saw when the pan slipped and caught his right ring finger, amputating the first digit.
2017-06-01	Carrollton	Texas	Hilite Industries Automotive, LP	Multiple arm locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was looking at the orientation of a sprocket on a rotary machine when his right arm was trapped by a fixture on the machine. He suffered a cut/contusion/bruise on the inside of his arm above and below the elbow, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-24	Carrollton	Georgia	Dixie Converting Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing on the floor positioning a roll of paper onto a wrapping station. A forklift came up behind the employee and lowered the roll of paper towards him when his left leg was caught between the wrapping table and the roll of paper resulting in a fractured fibula.
2017-05-19	Carrollton	Texas	Hixson Lumber sales	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was pulling on a tarp that was on a trash truck when he slipped from the back of the truck and hit his head.
2017-05-10	Carrizo Springs	Texas	Nabors Drilling	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While using a tag line to move a pipe, an employee lost control of the tag line. The employee's right arm was then caught between the pipe and a drilling rig, breaking it.
2017-05-06	Carrizo Springs	Texas	Precision Drilling Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to attach a winch line onto a chute. As the line was being hoisted, the hook assembly amputated his right ring finger to the first knuckle.
2017-04-20	Carrabelle	Florida	Roberts and Roberts, Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was servicing a bulldozer and attempting to grease a fitting located between the blade and the bulldozer. He slipped and his right ring finger was caught and amputated in a pinch point between the bulldozer and the blade.
2017-04-04	Carrizo Springs	Texas	Carrizo Feeders, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a mill press and suffered a fingertip amputation.
2017-03-13	Carrollton	Texas	CapForm Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plywood with a powered hand saw when his left index finger touched the saw blade and was amputated.
2017-03-02	Carrollton	Texas	Treehouse Foods, Inc	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing the pie chunker of loose debris. A blade energized while his left arm was in the machine resulting in amputation between the shoulder and elbow.
2017-03-02	Carrollton	Georgia	TRIDENT SEAFOODS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing a guard over a machine when the guard slipped out of his hand and pinched his hand between the guard and the slicer resulting in amputation of the right ring fingertip.
2016-10-10	Carrizo Springs	Texas	Coil Tubing Partners	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
The crew was checking valves in the side curb pump. The injured employee was attempting to work on the suction valve while the engine was being energized. The drive line rolled the pump and the #4 plunger stroked forward and crushed his hand.
2016-10-06	Carrollton	Georgia	ZACHRY Group, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was replacing a gear box and was bitten on his wrist and forearm by a black widow spider.
2016-08-12	Carrollton	Texas	Western Extrusions Corporation	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was walking in an aisle while a forklift operator was approaching with a cart on the front of a forklift. He saw the employee at the last moment and pressed the brakes all the way to the floor. The load shifted, rolled forward, and hit the employee, injuring her right hip and left hand. She was hospitalized.
2016-07-22	Carrollton	Texas	Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had finished rolling and wrapping a deck sheet and was using a hoist with hooks to lift it when he noticed a problem and grabbed the hook. At the same time, the deck sheet came out of the hook on his side. His finger became wedged between the air bar with the rolled deck sheet and the bracket that holds the air bar on the power roller, partially amputating his left ring fingertip.
2016-07-12	Carrollton	Texas	3 J Trucking	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A dump truck driver was preparing to dump a load of dirt. The bed of the truck struck an overhead power line. The driver received an electrical shock when he exited the truck.
2016-07-12	Carrollton	Texas	Sampco Companies	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fainted at work and hit his head on the floor.
2016-05-24	Carrollton	Georgia	OFS Fitel, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a fiber optic rewinder when his right index finger was caught and pulled by the machine. His finger was amputated above the knuckle.
2016-05-14	Carrollton	Texas	Legacy Vinyl Windows	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a glass rack with a pallet jack. While lowering the rack of glass, the employee had the handle of the pallet jack in a vertical position. When the rack was lowered, the employee's thumb was caught and partially amputated between the rack and the handle of the pallet jack.
2016-04-07	Carrollton	Georgia	DieTech Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press machine when a part fell into the scrap conveyor. He went to retrieve the part and his glove was caught in the moving conveyor, amputating the end of his left middle finger.
2016-04-06	Carrollton	Texas	Hilite International, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was setting up and performing maintenance on a drilling machine with a panel removed. When the machine cycled, its table moved a plastic bin, which smashed the employee's finger between the bin and the ledge of the machine. The employee's left middle fingertip was partially amputated.
2016-04-02	Carrollton	Georgia	Southwire Company	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating the strander machine in normal operating mode, an employee's clothes became entangled in the rotating parts of the machine. The employee was dragged into the machine, suffering head lacerations and breaking the right and left femur, right tibia and fibula, and four ribs.
2016-03-25	Carrollton	Texas	Legacy Vinyl Windows	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to remove material out of a saw when the sawblade cut the employee's pinky and ring fingers.
2016-01-19	Carrollton	Texas	Trillium Staffing, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was screwing a partition truck onto wood above his head. The screw gave way and bounced behind his safety glasses striking the left eye.
2016-01-11	Carrizo Springs	Texas	El Toro Resources, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to determine why an automatic gate was stopping and functioning incorrectly. While attempting to open the gate, the employee's left ring finger got caught inside the gate opening and was partially amputated.
2016-01-08	Carrollton	Georgia	Yachiyo Manufacturing of America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While attempting to unclog a dust collection bin's rotary valve, an employee's fingers got caught in the flap wheel of the valve. His three left-hand middle fingers were severed above the second knuckle.
2016-01-06	Carrollton	Texas	Dallas Flat Glass Distributors, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to open a glass crate. The weight of the glass gave in and fell on top of him, fracturing his right leg.
2015-11-18	Carrollton	Georgia	Southwire Company	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was checking the printer on Machine # 0735-16 while the line was down and not running. He stepped over the wire (approximately 7 inches from the ground) with his left foot and as he attempted to bring his right foot over, his toe caught the wire and he fell forward fracturing the right ankle.
2015-11-04	Carrollton	Georgia	JL Malone & Associates, LLC	Arm(s)	Exposure to electricity
An employee received arc flash burns on the right arm and hand while working in an existing electrical substation.
2015-10-27	Carrollton	Georgia	South Wire, Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was manually feeding wire through a guillotine/cutter machine and amputated the tip of the left index finger.
2015-10-20	Carrollton	Ohio	McClinton Energy Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to put valves in place on a flatbed truck. A valve shifted and his hand got pinched between two valves, amputating (de-gloving) his right index finger.
2015-10-15	Carrollton	Texas	Fiesta Mart, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat when his right-hand thumb tip contacted the blade of the band saw and was amputated.
2015-10-14	Carrollton	Texas	PPG Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning sludge from the storm water/spill collection sump at the tanker unload area. He was attempting to return a section of heavy metal grate back into the operational position when he amputated his fingertip.
2015-10-05	Carrollton	Georgia	Southwire	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was weighing off ingredients that went into the plastic homogenization for electrical wire jacket/insulation manufacturing. While he was attempting to remove excess material, a roll mill caught and partially amputated his right index finger.
2015-08-18	Carrollton	Texas	Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was doing a service check on a tilt bed trailer. The employee went to the front of the trailer to lock it in place so it wouldn't tilt. There was a small gap in the neck of trailer. A coworker stepped onto the back of the trailer and the trailer went upward, crushing and amputating the employee's finger.
2015-08-12	Mount Carroll	Illinois	CONSOLIDATED GRAIN AND BARGE CO.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation to the left middle finger while performing maintenance on a Bobcat.
2015-08-03	Carrollton	Georgia	Pilgrams, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A maintenance employee was working on a machine with a coworker when his right index finger got amputated in a rotating area.
2015-08-01	Carrollton	Texas	VIP Staffing	Multiple head locations	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee operating heavy equipment was backing a unit into the trailer when the employee lost control of the unit. The employee was hospitalized with head, mouth, and nose injuries.
2015-07-27	Carrollton	Texas	PPG	Foot (feet)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was hospitalized after he dismounted a moving pallet jack and his foot got caught between the pallet and the jack.
2015-06-15	Carrollton	Georgia	Deco Star Industries	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized due to an injury received to the rear of his left leg during the operation of a forklift.
2015-06-15	West Carrollton	Ohio	Veolia Environmental Services	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee broke an ankle after falling off the step of a truck-mounted ladder.
2015-06-05	Carrollton	Texas	Waffle house	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder while carrying a compressor. He fell, and his right-hand ring finger got caught and amputated.