Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-28 | Clinton | Ok | Frontier Bridge, Inc. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was on a bridge placing plywood for diaphragm decking. A piece of plywood was blown into him and he fell from the bridge to the ground level about 25 feet below. He suffered fractures to the right leg and foot. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Clinton | Ms | Electro-Mech, Inc. | Neck and back | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was working in an isolated, de-energized section of a switch gear. The metal wall on one side of the section made contact with an energized terminal. In the resulting arc flash, the employee suffered burns to the upper back and neck. | |||||
2021-05-31 | Clinton | Ms | McInnis Electric | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road |
An employee was in between two parked vehicles. Another vehicle left an on-ramp and went onto the grass shoulder. It then struck one of the parked vehicles, causing the employee to be caught between the two parked vehicles. The employee sustained fractures to both lower legs. | |||||
2021-03-24 | Clinton | Ms | Continental Tires | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee's glove was caught in a machine's rotating blades. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2021-02-25 | Clinton | Mo | BASS PRO SHOPS | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was operating a forklift when the chain that operated the forks' raising mechanism snapped off the pulley. As the employee adjusted the chain his right hand fingers were caught in the chain resulting in amputation of two fingertips. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Clinton | Ny | DAIRY ONE COOPERATIVE, INC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
While conducting a field assignment, an employee was carrying equipment down a flight of stairs on his way to collect milk samples. The employee slipped and fell down the stairs striking the floor face first and sustained seven fractured facial bones and brain hemorrhaging. | |||||
2020-08-19 | Clinton | Ms | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on the ladder/steps of a semi-truck. While swatting at a bug, the employee fell to the ground and fractured the left tibia. | |||||
2020-03-30 | Clinton | New Jersey | WALMART STORE #2582 | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was grabbing an apparel cart when her foot got caught on the rack, causing her to trip. Her knee struck the floor and was injured; she was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2020-03-10 | Clinton | Oklahoma | SportChassis, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a table saw to cut plastic when the blade amputated the left middle and ring fingers. | |||||
2020-03-06 | Port Clinton | Ohio | Fenner Dunlop | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was pulling a strip of rubber out of a rubber warming mill. The rubber broke, causing her to fall backwards to the floor and suffer multiple broken bones in her left arm and wrist. | |||||
2020-01-28 | Clinton | Louisiana | McClane Southern | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was unloading product from a trailer when the trailer door slammed shut on his finger, crushing it. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2020-01-22 | Clinton | Iowa | U.S. Postal Service | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On 1/22/20, an employee was walking up the icy sidewalk of a residential house when the homeowner's dog barked. The employee was startled and turned to see where the dog was, causing him to slip and fall on the sidewalk. He fractured his right ankle. | |||||
2020-01-22 | Clinton | Oklahoma | Midwest Farmers Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was removing cotton from a lint cleaner. A part in the machine struck the employee's fingers, causing fractures and lacerations. | |||||
2020-01-21 | Clintonville | Wisconsin | Alwin Manufacturing Company Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was walking down the stairs when she stumbled and fell down the stairs, injuring her head and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-09-16 | Clinton | New York | C2C Construction Solutions LLC | Arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee removed or loosened the coil spring of an overhead garage door and was struck by the assembly, suffering a fractured arm. | |||||
2019-01-29 | Clintonville | Wisconsin | Matheson Tri-Gas | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
The injured employee had just finished delivering gas cylinders to a customer. As the employee was folding the lift gate on the truck to put it away, their left ring finger was pinched between the lift gate and the ramp resulting in amputation below the first knuckle. | |||||
2019-01-16 | Clinton | Oklahoma | SportChassis LLC | Head | Other fall to lower level |
An employee climbed up a portable stair ladder to grab a box from the shelf. On the way down, he missed a step of the ladder and slipped, falling and hitting the back of his head on the concrete floor. He suffered a head laceration and fracture. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Clinton | Oklahoma | Bar-S Foods | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee went up a set of stairs to a catwalk to turn on a conveyor. He then turned around to come back down and fell all the way down the stairs to the floor, fracturing his left leg. | |||||
2018-05-23 | Clintonville | Wisconsin | Hoffmaster Group Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was attempting to retrieve paper that had fallen into a labeler machine when the employee contacted the timing belt, amputating the left ring fingertip. The machine was running and guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-03-12 | Clinton | Missouri | Hogan Dedicated Services LLC | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee exited his vehicle and was standing in the median when he stepped backwards and tripped on the curb. He fell to the ground and broke his left humerus. | |||||
2018-03-01 | Clinton | Oklahoma | NJECT Disposal, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using a hydraulic jack to lift a truck and change a flat tire. The jack slipped, catching the employee's right index finger between the bead of the tire and the wheel. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2018-01-04 | Clinton | Mississippi | Advance Tree Service | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was removing a mini loader from a trailer when it overturned and landed on top of him. He suffered a broken face, five broken ribs, a broken right arm, a broken lower back, shoulder fractures, chest fractures, and a shattered right elbow, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-10-11 | Clinton | Oklahoma | CP Well Testing, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was helping a second employee unload pipe when a piece of pipe became stuck. The employee was pushing on the pipe when it gave way and crushed his left index fingertip. | |||||
2017-10-11 | Clinton | Massachusett | WORTHEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a rewind machine when his arm contacted the moving roll and was drawn into the machine, fracturing his lower right arm. | |||||
2017-03-29 | Clinton | Illinois | McElroy Metal Mill, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On March 29, 2017, an employee was moving a roll of steel coil with a coil caddy and crane. The employee saw the coil tipping and tried to stop if from tipping over. As the coil tipped, the employee's left hand was caught between the coil caddy and steel coil, amputating the first and second fingers and breaking the third finger. | |||||
2017-02-06 | Clinton | Missouri | BASS PRO SHOPS | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a band saw when a piece of wood became caught and kicked back, causing the employee's hand to enter the point of operation. The employee suffered a laceration to the right hand between the third and little fingers, requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-10-17 | Clinton | Arkansas | OZARK HEALTH, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using scissors to cut a piece of plastic when the scissors cut and amputated her left index fingertip. | |||||
2016-09-19 | Clinton | Oklahoma | Bar-S Foods | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was attempting to adjust the spacers in a machine when a coworker started it. The machine cycled, causing the employee's arm to become caught in the die boxes. The employee sustained a left arm fracture. | |||||
2016-08-29 | Clintonville | Wisconsin | Schutt Industries of Clintonville, WI Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
A steel frame fell over onto an employee's right foot crushing toes. The toes were later amputated. | |||||
2016-04-04 | Port Clinton | Ohio | United States Air Force | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger while connecting a tow bar to a forklift's attachment. The employee's finger got pinched between the tow bar and the pintle hook on the attachment. | |||||
2016-03-01 | Clinton | Massachusett | Nylco Division of Worthen Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On 3/1/16, an employee was hospitalized after two fingers were crushed in the rollers of a machine. | |||||
2015-12-08 | Clinton | Illinois | Action Technology, A Tekni-Plex Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On December 8, 2015, an employee working in the First building on line 6 at the fixed extrusion machine smashed his finger between a flange and a pneumatic plunger resulting in the partial amputation of the employee's left index finger. | |||||
2015-10-08 | Clinton | Ohio | Clinton Aluminum & Stainless Steel | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was trying to change the spacer on a bar cut off saw. He reached back to the controls meaning to hit the "spacer toggle button" to adjust the spacer, but hit the "vice close button" instead which made the vice close onto the employee's left hand resulting in a partial amputation of the index and middle fingers. | |||||
2015-09-25 | Clinton | Ohio | Clinton Aluminum Distribution | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee placing material on a cut-off (plate) saw was injured when the material caught his left pinky finger and pinched it between the housing of the saw and the material. The finger was surgically amputated. | |||||
2015-09-03 | Clinton | Mississippi | Briggs Equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On September 3, 2015, at 3:30 p.m., an employee's left pinky finger got caught in the lift chain of a forklift. The bottom third of his pinky finger was amputated, requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
2015-07-09 | Clinton | Oklahoma | Mars PetCare US, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to clear a clog in the rotary air lock of a central vacuum with his fingers. The first and second fingertips on his right hand were amputated, with no bone loss, in the dryer area. | |||||
2015-06-29 | Clinton | Pennsylvania | FedEx Smartpost | Brain | Fall on same level |
An employee fell backwards and struck his head while positioning a pallet with a rope that let loose. He was hospitalized as a result of his head injury. | |||||
2015-04-16 | Clinton | Louisiana | Bailey Cable TV, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee performing a cable installation at the pole using a ladder was electrocuted and fell 20 feet to the ground. The employee was working alone at the time and was responsive when emergency response transported him to the hospital. | |||||
2015-03-10 | Port Clinton | Ohio | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Employees were overexposed to carbon monoxide during agency operations on 3/10/15. | |||||
2015-02-11 | Clinton | Wisconsin | Scot Forge Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was lifting a metal bar out of the bar sander using an overhead gantry crane. While operating the crane, the employee got pinned around the abdomen between the metal bar and a handrail system and was injured. | |||||
2015-02-06 | Clinton | Mississippi | FOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
The worker was attempting to straighten a load of pallets that the forklift operator was placing on the delivery truck. The worker fell off the top of the pallets, hurting his back and breaking several bones. |