Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-18	Danville	Pa	Great Dane Limited Partnership	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was replacing a cylinder on a hydraulic press machine. The cylinder slipped out of his right hand and struck his left hand. The tip of his left ring finger was amputated.
2021-03-21	Danville	Il	Viscofan USA Inc.	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On March 21, 2021, an employee was walking in a powerhouse's boiler area when a large non-return valve ruptured. The employee suffered steam burns to the hands and face and was hospitalized.
2021-03-18	Danville	Il	McLane Midwest, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On March 18, 2021, an employee was hospitalized after their foot was crushed between a forklift and a steel beam.
2020-10-02	Danville	Il	Quaker Manufacturing, LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 2, 2020, at approximately 8:45 AM, in preparation for cleaning activities, an employee crouched down beneath a conveyor belt. The employee lost balance and his left hand landed on the belt tension roller. He was pulled in between the roller and the belt, resulting in crushing injuries to the left hand and forearm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2020-09-07	Danville	Pa	Maria Joseph Continuing Care Community	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was working with an unsteady patient who began to fall. As the employee attempted to catch the patient, the employee strained their back.
2020-09-01	Danville	Il	Bunge Milling, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with objects and equipment
On September 1, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., an employee was working on conduit for a new installation from the platform of a scissor lift that was not yet elevated when it came in contact with (and was dragged by) a rotary dryer. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift and the rotary blower, suffering fractures on his mandible, clavicle, and right orbital bone. He was hospitalized.
2020-07-08	Danville	Arkansas	Wayne Farms LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading chicken in the thigh deboning machine at the shackle. As he pushed the thighs into the moving shackle his right thumb was caught in a space behind the shackle and amputated.
2020-04-23	Danville	Arkansas	Wayne Farms, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing a two-wheeled cart carrying a 55-gallon drum. The cart slipped and pressed the employee's left little finger between the cart and the wall, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-04-01	Danville	Illinois	The Anderson Rail Group dba The Andersons Rail Shop	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 1, 2020, an employee was operating a car haul to move a railcar to the next position on a repair truck. As the railcar approached the car haul the employee shut off the air to the car haul's chugger motor. He then stepped in front of the car haul to remove the car haul's hook from the railcars. As he moved to the front of the car haul, he stepped into a cable loop that had formed on the ground. At this point, the railcar was moving past the employee and car haul position, causing the ca
2020-03-14	Danville	Arkansas	Wayne Farms, LLC.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a pallet jack when his right foot was caught between the jack and the wall. The foot sustained a dislocation and fracture.
2020-03-12	Danville	Illinois	D & M Powell Incorporated	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was strapping down a load on a tractor trailer when he fell off the trailer, landing on the pavement and suffering a broken hip.
2019-05-08	Danville	Arkansas	Mitchell's Nursing Home, Inc	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a router machine mounted to the table. As he was pushing the wood, the router kicked back and his left ring finger contacted the blade resulting in amputation of the employee's left ring finger at the nail bed.
2019-01-16	Danville	Illinois	Greenwood, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a rotation bar during a change-over on a thermoformer machine, injuring his spleen, colon, and pancreas. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-15	Danville	Illinois	THYSSENKRUPP CRANKSHAFT COMPANY, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was performing maintenance on forging machines when a set of dies ejected from the machine and struck his foot, resulting in a medical toe amputation.
2018-08-01	Danville	Pennsylvania	Great Dane Limited Partnership	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a rivet gun when the end of the rivet flew up and broke a fluorescent light bulb. Broken glass from the bulb fell on and lacerated the employee's left arm.
2018-07-11	Danville	West Virgini	Jim C. Hamer Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At about 10:30 a.m. on July 11, 2018, an employee was clearing wood dust from a horizontal belt near the chipper. He was using a piece of wood to knock the dust from the belt; the belt splice caught the piece of wood and pulled his finger into a belt roller. The tip of his right thumb was amputated.
2018-06-28	Danville	Arkansas	Wayne Farms, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking on a grassy area at the facility when they stepped in a low spot concealed by the freshly mowed grass. The employee twisted their left ankle and fell on their right foot, sustaining fractures to both ankles.
2018-06-21	Danville	Illinois	DANVILLE METAL STAMPING CO., INC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was removing a die from a press. The press activated and a clamp broke apart, ejecting shrapnel that struck the employee. He underwent surgery to remove the metal.
2018-06-11	Danville	Illinois	Maverick Transport	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On June 11, 2018, an employee was stepping off of a flatbed trailer onto a six-foot step ladder. As the employee stepped on to the ladder it shifted causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture both ankles.
2018-05-19	Danville	Arkansas	Wayne Farms LLC Feed Mill	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a scalder. He laid the nozzle end of his water hose over the side of the scalder while he left to perform another task. When he returned to pick it up and lifted it, the hose became entangled in the running shackle line. As he tried to pull the hose out, his left middle finger was caught on the handle of the water valve nozzle attached to the hose. He pulled his finger back as the line was moving, sustaining a finger avulsion that required surgical amputation.
2017-08-09	Danville	Pennsylvania	Great Dane Limited Partnership	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 9, 2017, at approximately 2:50 PM, an employee was operating a jib hoist to lift a rail component (350 lbs.) when his left index finger was pinched between the hoist rigging and the rail. His left index fingertip was amputated.
2017-06-20	Danville	West Virgini	Asplundh Tree Expert Company	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On June 20, 2017, at approximately 5:00 p.m., an employee was clearing brush with a chainsaw when the chainsaw made contact with the employee's left forearm, resulting in a severe laceration and hospitalization.
2017-04-25	Danville	Illinois	StaffQuick	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While working at a metal shear, an employee's middle fingertip contacted the point of operation and was amputated.
2017-04-20	Danville	West Virgini	Jim C. Hamer Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 19, 2017, at approximately 3:20 p.m., an employee was operating the chipper when a slab became hung up in the mouth of the chipper. The employee turned off the vibrating conveyor and gained access to the opposite side of the chipper. He pulled on the slab. When the slab came free, his hand was smashed between the slab and mouth of the chipper, amputating his right ring finger near the first knuckle.
2017-04-04	Danville	Georgia	WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
The employee was descending from the basket of a boom truck when his left ring finger was caught in a bracket that held the bucket to the truck resulting in amputation.
2017-03-09	Danville	West Virgini	Jim C. Hamer Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On March 9, 2017, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was injured while handling cants from the gang saw to the roof top chain. As a 5 1/2 inch x 7 1/4 inch cant came out of the saw, it fell short of the chain and fell towards the floor. The employee reached for the end of the cant and as the cant raised, the employee's right thumb was caught between the cant and the steel hood of the gang saw resulting in a severe cut behind the nail bed above the knuckle. The employee was transported to t
2017-01-11	Danville	Indiana	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting out of their vehicle in the employee parking lot, slipped on black ice, and fell fracturing the left ankle.
2016-08-20	Danville	Illinois	KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS, INC.	Hand(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On August 20, 2016, an employee working on a capper slipped on water on the floor. While trying to catch himself, he hit his hand on a roller on the machine, fracturing and lacerating his hand. He required surgery and was hospitalized.
2016-08-08	Danville	Illinois	Advanced Commercial Roofing, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On or about August 8, 2016, an employee was exposed to excessive heat while tearing off a flat roof and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2016-08-03	Danville	Arkansas	Pet Solutions Holdings LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was flushing a process line with pressurized steam when the sight glass shattered. The glass cut his abdomen and was embedded in his right forearm.
2016-06-03	Danville	Illinois	McLane Midwest	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up lift truck when the truck struck a concrete support beam. The employee's left foot contacted the beam, breaking several bones.
2016-05-11	Danville	Illinois	DEDICATED MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a pallet jack to deliver a stack of empty pallets. While making a right turn, he lost control of the pallet jack. As he quickly exited the vehicle, his lower left leg/ankle was caught between the pallet jack and a support post. He was hospitalized with a broken left ankle.
2016-03-31	Danville	Illinois	Kenny's Logan Appliance	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 03/31/2016, at approximately 4:00 pm, an employee tripped on a tarp and fell while loading/unloading material. The employee suffered a fracture of the right femur.
2016-02-28	Danville	Arkansas	WAYNE FARMS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee's left hand was cut on a chiller guard on 2/26/16 at approximately 10:00 p.m. He was hospitalized when the wound became infected.
2016-02-04	Danville	Illinois	McLane Midwest, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was pinned between a semi-trailer and a dock door resulting in a crushed pelvis, fractured vertebrae and internal bleeding that required hospitalization.
2016-01-29	Danville	Illinois	SENTRY ROOFING	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
Employees were coming down from a roof along with equipment and tools using an articulating boom lift. The lift wells gave out, and the employees fell suffering broken bones.
2016-01-19	Danville	Illinois	McLane Midwest, Inc.	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee lost control of a forklift while turning, and the employee's left hand got pinned between the racking and the forklift fracturing it.
2015-09-10	Danville	Arkansas	Pet Solutions LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on the motor to a raw incline auger when their fingers were caught between the belt and pulley on the motor. LO/TO was not performed. The employee suffered an open left pinky finger fracture.
2015-06-25	Danville	Illinois	VISCOFAN USA, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's right middle finger was amputated in the slurry room of the chemical department when he contacted the rotating belts on the slurry pump.
2015-05-13	Danville	Illinois	Quaker Manufacturing, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee changing a "barrel" on an extruder machine received a crushing injury to his right index finger. Part of the finger was surgically removed due to the extent of the injury.
2015-01-28	Danville	Illinois	Mclane/Midwest, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was in the transport office at approximately 3:30 a.m. using a paper cutter and amputated the tip of his left thumb.
2015-01-17	Danville	Illinois	KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A mechanic suffered a thumb amputation while performing maintenance on the packing station conveyor line #7. The employee removed the guard to see what was making a noise, lost his balance, and fell into a chain and sprocket.