Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-06	Columbia	Sc	Pike Electric, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was changing out an underground transformer. The employee contacted the live transformer and sustained burns to their right hand, right forearm, and left thigh.
2021-09-24	Columbia	Nj	TravelCenters of America LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell while walking down stairs. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-09-21	Columbia	Mo	Novel Aire Technologies	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell from a fixed ladder, struck another employee, and suffered a broken leg.
2021-06-01	Columbiana	Oh	Envelope 1, Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had been operating the envelope production line. As the employee was troubleshooting the line, the employee was caught in and struck by a rotating drive shaft resulting in a severe leg laceration requiring surgical repair.
2021-05-28	Columbia	Mo	Columbia Country Club	Lower leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was sawing a downed tree when the tree rolled and his left calf was cut by the chainsaw. The cut required surgery.
2021-05-18	Columbia	Ms	PIONEER AEROSPACE CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a misplaced grommet from the grommet press when their left middle finger was caught in the press and the press activated causing a fingertip amputation.
2021-04-01	Columbiana	Oh	Pitt-Ohio Express, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a trailer when a pallet of freight shifted, causing the freight to fall and strike the employee. The employee sustained injuries to the head, shoulder, and hand.
2021-02-23	Columbia	Mo	Bluff Creek Terrace Senior Living	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off a ladder after removing a branch from a light when they missed a step and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken back and right leg.
2021-02-18	Columbia	Mo	Help at Home	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking out the garbage for a client and slipped and fell on a snow-covered sidewalk, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-01-30	Columbia	Mo	Colony Pointe Senior Living, Columbia MO	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While making a client's bed, an employee tripped over a bed sheet and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
2020-08-31	Columbia	Mo	Tree Wizard Incorporated	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A Tree Wizard, Inc., employee was helping remove a tree that had struck a power line. When he made the final cut on the tree, the line rolled under the log and struck him in the face. He suffered a fractured eye socket, a fractured skull, and multiple facial lacerations.
2020-08-03	Columbia	Mo	Harbor Freight Tools Store 242	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was transferring products from a pallet to a non-motorized conveyor belt. While walking around the pallet, she tripped on one of its corners and fell to the ground, breaking her lower left leg.
2020-06-17	Columbia	Pennsylvania	Anvil International	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a grinder to clean a part when the grinding wheel contacted the employee's hand. The employee sustained an open fracture to his left pinky finger.
2020-06-08	Columbia	Pennsylvania	St. Anne's Retirement Community	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a wet kitchen floor, suffering an injury to the right hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-05	Columbiana	Ohio	PHD MANUFACTURING	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam a pulley on a forming machine when the wire rope on the pulley let go and pulled her thumb under it, causing a partial amputation.
2020-05-18	Columbia	Mississippi	Crown Health Care Laundry Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A maintenance employee was installing a lift cylinder on an iron. While he was aligning the lift cylinder bolt hole and a roller, the roller moved and his right thumb was caught between the roller and lift cylinder bolt hole. As a result, he sustained a fractured right thumb.
2020-02-19	Columbia Station	Ohio	Southwest Landscape Management, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On February 19, 2020, an employee was working to clean a salt spreader on a landscaping truck when the employee's right arm was caught in an auger, crushing and breaking bones in the arm.
2020-02-14	Columbia	Louisiana	Satellites Unlimited	Upper arm(s)	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was conducting a walk-around, inspecting a house to see where to install a satellite dish, when a neighbor from 120 yards away saw him, thought he was trying to break in, and started shooting at him. He was shot in the left bicep, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-02-04	Columbia	Missouri	Midway Arms Incorporated	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a plastic tote while pulling a customer's order. The employee fell and fractured the left hip.
2020-01-23	Columbia	Missouri	Dillards	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was leaving the store when she slipped and fell on ice, breaking her ankle.
2020-01-09	Columbia	Missouri	ForTech Medical	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unloading a laser machine onto a cart when wind blew fibers off the machine/cart. The employee pressed the brake on the cart, retrieved the fibers, and took them inside the building. When the employee returned for the cart, it was rolling toward cars in the parking lot. The employee chased the cart and ran into a concrete barrier and fell, suffering a fractured right hip and right elbow injury.
2020-01-05	Columbia	Illinois	Crown Linen Service, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping to move a piece of equipment out of the plant with a team of people. While moving the object that was controlled by other employees, the employee was positioned between the edge of the dock and the machine. He dismounted from the dock to reposition himself. When his feet struck the ground, he broke both heel bones.
2020-01-03	Columbia	South Caroli	U.S. Dept of Army	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing a temporary water line when hot water spewed out, causing second degree burns to the employee that required hospitalization.
2019-08-09	Columbia	Missouri	Con-Agg	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell 5 feet while climbing down from an excavator he had been working on. He suffered a broken left hip.
2019-06-11	Columbia Falls	Montana	Stoltze Lumber Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a chop saw to cut dunnage when the employee's right pinky finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2019-06-07	Columbia	South Caroli	US Dept of Army	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was trying to direct a crane load from the back of a Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicle. The employee was struck by the crane load while getting out of the way of the swinging load and suffered a fractured left wrist and elbow, a bruised hip, and a torn left rotator cuff.
2019-06-01	Columbia	Missouri	Heitkamp Masonry	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Two employees were in a scissor lift removing a brick wall using a cutoff saw. The saw bucked and lacerated the left forearm of the second employee.
2019-05-10	Columbiana	Ohio	Zarbana Aluminum Extrusion, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an aluminum extrusion press. He was attempting to cross over a table roll section with two automatic puller machines overhead and was struck by the returning puller and caught between the puller rollers. Four fingers on the employee's left hand were crushed and severely lacerated. The thumb was partially amputated.
2019-05-03	Columbia	Missouri	AAF INTERNATIONAL	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was testing jig operations at the beginning of his shift. After a cycle did not complete properly, he reached to adjust the jig. The jig cycled another 1/2 inch causing the partial amputation of his left middle finger.
2019-02-21	Columbia	Missouri	BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot, falling to the ground and breaking her right ankle.
2019-02-05	Columbia Station	Ohio	Triad Capital Group, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 5, 2019, an employee's middle and ring finger tips were amputated while retrieving a part from a stamping press.
2019-02-02	Columbia	Missouri	HEITKAMP MASONRY INC.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking behind a telehandler all-terrain forklift when the forklift ran over the employee and crushed both legs.
2019-02-02	Columbia	Missouri	HEITKAMP MASONRY INC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Sometime between 8:00 and 9:00 AM, on 02/02/2019, an employee was walking behind a telehandler when it struck him and his legs were crushed.
2019-01-24	Columbia	Pennsylvania	Anvil International	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to align a bushing when the machine suddenly energized. The tap head lacerated the employee's right hand and broke a finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2019-01-21	Columbia	Missouri	Septagon Construction Company	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking across the driveway when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground, breaking his right lower leg and ankle.
2019-01-16	New Columbia	Pennsylvania	XPO Logistics	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a forklift to unload trailers. His hand was under the protected forklift cage as he leaned onto the controls that lowered the boom. His left hand was then caught between the boom and the mast, causing a laceration and three broken bones in his hand. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-15	Columbia	Pennsylvania	SCANTRON	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing paper stuck in a vacuum roller when the employee's left thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation at the mid-nail area (no bone loss).
2018-09-05	Columbia	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a customer's steps when the bottom step broke, kicking up and hitting her; the employee fell and suffered three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
2018-08-22	Columbia	Missouri	PHOENIX HOME CARE	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On August 22, 2018, an employee slipped on a wet floor and fell, suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2018-08-20	Columbia	Missouri	REINHARDT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to flip over a concrete column form using a tower crane to access and tighten the pipe braces on the bottom side of the form. His hand was on a partially suspended form when his left thumb was pinched between the form and the pipe brace, resulting in a partial thumb amputation (just below the first knuckle).
2018-07-03	Columbia	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered severe dehydration while delivering mail in the heat.
2018-06-29	Columbia	Missouri	JM Eagle	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a piece of 12-inch PVC pipe with a crane hoist. The hoist's slide rail broke, dropping the pipe. The pipe fell onto the employee's left hand, pinching his left ring and middle fingers against a steel rail. Both fingers were broken and severed; the middle fingertip was removed at the first knuckle.
2018-06-28	Columbia	Missouri	Beacon Roofing Supply	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee finished unloading building supplies on the roof and was descending the ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and broke bones in the left leg.
2018-04-20	Columbiana	Alabama	Access Solution, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while transitioning from a vertical temporary ladder to a scaffold platform.
2018-04-09	Columbia	Illinois	Crown Linen Service	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was in his truck at a loading dock to make a delivery when he stepped into the gap between his truck and the loading dock and fell. He suffered an infection and possible fracture.
2018-04-02	Columbia	Pennsylvania	Weis Market, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to tie his shoe when he lost his balance and fell onto the corner of a three-bay sink, fracturing multiple ribs on his left side and suffering a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-21	Columbia Falls	Montana	Weyerhaeuser Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee smashed a finger between bearing housing of rolls and a sander framework.
2018-03-21	Columbia	Illinois	Crown Linen Service, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
While unloading a pallet of boxes, an employee stepped onto a pallet. The employee's foot went between pallet boards and became stuck, resulting in spiral fractures to the tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-01-28	Columbia Station	Ohio	L.L. Klink & Sons, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee exited a lift and was walking on pipes when he fell from the pipes to the ground, injuring his wrist and head.
2018-01-23	Columbia	Missouri	Nelson's Tree Service LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While cutting a cedar tree, an employee fell from a height of about 12 feet and struck the ground, suffering a broken collarbone.
2018-01-16	Columbia	Pennsylvania	SCANTRON	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
While walking down three flights of steps, an employee tripped and fell, suffering broken bones and a concussion.
2017-08-23	Columbia	Missouri	FEDEX FREIGHT EAST INC	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a truck for the day and putting a pallet jack into the trailer. While stepping between the dock and the trailer, the employee's right leg went into the 8-inch gap. The employee sustained a deep laceration to the leg below the knee, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
2017-07-21	Columbia	Pennsylvania	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering packages when he became dizzy and started shaking. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2017-06-16	Columbia	Missouri	FERRELL GAS	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was at the back of a truck loading a small gas cylinder when he fell out of the truck and cracked his hip.
2017-04-10	Columbia	South Caroli	U.S. Dept of the Army	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned by hot grease while removing a pan from an oven.
2017-04-06	Columbia	Missouri	SIEMENS INDUSTRY	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While descending a ladder in an elevator shaft to inspect the fire system, an employee slipped and fell approximately four feet, suffering a compound fracture to the right arm that needed surgery.
2017-03-03	Columbia	Missouri	TJ WIES CONTRACTING	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a baker's scaffold from a height of approximately 4 feet 9 inches. The employee fell from the scaffold ladder to a concrete floor and suffered a head injury. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2017-02-20	Columbia	Missouri	PHOENIX HOME CARE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on wet leaves in the parking lot while getting out of her car and fell. Her ankle was broken in three places.
2017-02-03	Columbia	Connecticut	Alternative Services Connecticut, Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was helping a disabled client up the stairs when the client lost his balance and fell backward, landing on the employee. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis.
2017-02-01	Columbia	Missouri	Murphy Hoffman Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing the transmission in a one-ton truck using a jack. The transmission shifted and the employee's third finger on the right hand was crushed between the transmission and the jack resulting in a partial amputation of the finger above the first knuckle.
2017-01-21	Columbiana	Ohio	Columbiana Foundry Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On January 22, 2017, an employee fell and broke his hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-01-11	Columbiana	Ohio	COMPCO INDUSTRIES, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a crushing injury when a part revolution press ghost cycled.
2017-01-09	Columbia	Missouri	Kraft-Heinz Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was searching for a jam on an auger when the auger lacerated/amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2016-10-21	Columbia	Missouri	Heitkamp Masonry, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell one level through an unmarked hole in a roof while he was removing debris and plywood. He was hospitalized for spinal and rib fractures, abrasions, and a cut to the head.
2016-09-16	Columbia	Pennsylvania	Keystone Human Services	Nonclassifiable	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was ordering food at a drive-through when a client that accompanied the employee in the car became violent and attacked the employee. The incident resulted in an automobile accident in which the employee sustained an injury.
2016-08-31	Columbiana	Ohio	Columbiana Chevrolet Buick Cadillac, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was kneeling over and cleaning floor mats when another employee backed a vehicle from a service bay and struck the employee's leg fracturing it.
2016-08-26	New Columbia	Pennsylvania	XPO Logistics Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee, with the assistance of other employees, was unloading a trailer of freight. A 1,300 pound pallet of materials fell on the employee causing a fractured left femur, cracked ribs and a possible right finger amputation.
2016-07-27	Columbia	Illinois	CON-TECH CARPENTRY, INC.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 8 feet though a floor opening into the basement while setting a floor joist. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm and lower back fracture.
2016-07-11	Columbia	Missouri	WALMART	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2016-07-08	Columbia	Pennsylvania	Quality Metal Works Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and a coworker were manually re-installing a conveyor belt chain. The coworker was using a come-along to pull the chain when the chain jumped and pinched the employee's left pinky finger, partially amputating the fingertip.
2016-06-21	Columbia Falls	Montana	STOLTZE LUMBER CO	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in the planer when his hand was pulled into the machine, breaking his thumb and ripping skin. He required stitches and was hospitalized overnight.
2016-04-08	Columbia	Connecticut	Columbia Manufacturing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was amputated in the point of operation of a brake press.
2016-03-21	Columbia	Missouri	STATE FARM INSURANCE	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was conducting a roof inspection when she fell off a ladder to the ground, fracturing her skull and pelvis and losing consciousness.
2016-02-22	Columbia	Mississippi	T. L. WALLACE CONSTRUCITON CO., INC.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was using a shovel to perform foundation work when a skid steer backed up and ran over the employee's leg, breaking it.
2016-02-05	Columbia	Missouri	ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The employee was working off an 8 foot step ladder to replace a light bulb in an outside fixture. The employee fell off of the ladder and was hospitalized with a concussion and head/face trauma.
2016-01-17	Columbia	Missouri	BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was found confused and vomiting in the employee locker room. He stated that he fell and hit his head, but could not recall where. He was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment of his injuries.
2016-01-14	Columbia	Missouri	OTSCON, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on black ice in the parking lot, breaking a tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-01-13	Columbiana	Ohio	Col-Pump Company, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
On or about January 13, 2016, a molding can rolled off of the transfer car (stationary steel rollers) and pinned the injured employee against the dust collector. The employee's pelvis was crushed by the molding can, which weight approximately 600 pounds.
2015-12-01	Columbia	Pennsylvania	BCI All-size Division	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was setting up a machine for boxes. While he was cleaning the feed wheels, his left hand was pulled into the feed rolls. He received cuts on his palm and a bone fracture, requiring surgery.
2015-09-25	Columbiana	Ohio	Envelope 1	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting machinery to resize envelopes when his thumb got caught and amputated between the collator and the collator wheel. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2015-09-16	Columbiana	Ohio	Envelope 1	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A worker had shut down a machine and removed the guard to make an adjustment. The worker restarted the machine and reached into the machine to remove a paper chip. His right hand index finger got caught in a roller and amputated down to the second knuckle.
2015-09-02	Columbia	Missouri	LABOR READY	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
On September 2, 2015, an employee was mopping/cleaning a church floor when she slipped and fell on the wet surface, striking the back of her head on the floor. She sustained serious head injuries and required hospitalization.
2015-08-15	Columbia	Mississippi	Rowell Roofing	Multiple head locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 18 feet through an open hole on a 1/4 x 12 pitch roof while monitoring employees installing a standing seam metal roof. The employee sustained head lacerations and fractures to the skull and face.
2015-07-18	Columbiana	Ohio	Columbiana Buick Cadillac Chevrolet	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was hospitalized after a 55-gallon drum ignited and fractured his leg while torch cutting.
2015-06-19	Columbiana	Ohio	Envelope 1	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee put his hand in the print roller area of an envelope machine to clean it. The machine was operating at the time. He sustained a right-hand pinky finger amputation.
2015-05-02	Columbia	Mississippi	Crown Healthcare Laundry Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee operating a forklift had his hand on the roller and was turning and caught his hand between the roller and the compactor breaking his finger and cutting his hand.
2015-04-15	Columbia	Missouri	MBS TEXTBOOK EXCHANGE, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was jogging a conveyor belt to adjust the belt's tracking. The wrench he was using slipped and got caught between the roller and the side of the conveyor, pinning his hand and amputating his right-hand pinky finger at the second knuckle.
2015-04-06	Columbia	Tennessee	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was delivering a parcel at a residence. She went up three steps and handed the package to the resident. When she came down the steps, she tripped and fractured her ankle. The steps were wet at the time.
2015-02-25	Columbiana	Alabama	Grede Castings	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's gloved hand got caught while operating a lathe, resulting in a broken wrist and laceration of the left pinky finger.
2015-01-06	Columbia	Missouri	CELL PAK	Brain	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
Employee was walking in the warehouse and was struck by a forklift that was carrying insulation. The employee's head hit the ground, and the employee was hospitalized.