Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Decatur	Al	Wolverine Tube, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was applying lubricant to a machine in "auto-mode." The employee climbed over the slide and entered the area where the machine moved the slide traveler, which impacted his right leg and pushed him against the machine. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.
2021-11-02	Decatur	Al	Ascend Performance Materials	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
Employees were unloading material from a barge to a storage tank. A logistics employee was lowering the unloading arm at the barge dock. The employee provided the barge operator the rope used to guide the unloading arm from the dock down to the barge. The logistics employee pulled both pins that secure the counter weight when not in use. The logistics employee then grabbed the back of the counter weight handle and pulled the counter weight toward themself. As the logistics employee was guiding t
2021-10-21	Decatur	Il	Ryder Integrated Logistics	Brain	Other fall to lower level
A delivery driver arrived at a customer's location to unload product. The driver fell from the flatbed trailer to the ground and suffered a brain bleed.
2021-09-27	Decatur	Al	DXP Enterprises	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a flatbed trailer as a pump was being loaded. The pump caught his right ankle, causing him to lose balance and fall from the trailer to the ground about 3 to 5 feet below. He suffered fractures to his right ankle and the left side of his pelvis.
2021-09-06	Decatur	Ga	MH Memorial LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove an automobile floor mat from a rug beater machine. The side service panel had been removed from the machine so she could diagnose a possible issue with the machine. The mat came free, and her right hand slipped into the path of the machine's chain and sprocket. Her right index finger was amputated at or near the first knuckle.
2021-08-30	Decatur	Il	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 30, 2021, an employee was opening the door to a pallet magazine while operating a forklift. As the employee backed up the forklift, the employee's fingers were pinched between its frame and the magazine door. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-08-26	Decatur	Tx	Wise Electric Cooperative	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After working from an aerial bucket for about 10 minutes, an employee developed cramps in his arms and shoulders. He lowered himself to the ground, where he lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-08-24	Decatur	Ga	SD CAPITAL, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Shooting by other person-intentional
A pizza delivery employee was approaching a customer's residence when he was shot from behind by assailants attempting a robbery. He sustained bullet wounds from a handgun in the right knee and right elbow and was hospitalized.
2021-08-05	Decatur	Al	Sue Jac, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was readjusting a piece of metal to be sheared. The employee's finger was crushed in the metal shear.
2021-07-26	Decatur	Il	HTH Companies, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.
2021-07-01	Decatur	Ga	U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On July 1, 2021, an employee was sitting at his desk when he began to smell a sulfur odor, resulting in dizziness, nausea, the inability to focus, and eye sight issues that required hospitalization.
2021-06-29	Decatur	Al	Tractor and Equipment Company	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing a bolt from a radiator using a universal joint and an impact tool. When the impact tool was engaged, the universal joint spun and cut his hand, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-15	Decatur	Il	King-Lar Company	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
On June 14, 2021, an employee was setting up a lasering system at a newly constructed commercial building. While anchoring or aligning a frame over a 20-foot by 22-foot floor opening, the employee fell through, landing 10-12 feet below. The employee suffered a cracked vertebra and was hospitalized.
2021-06-09	Decatur	Il	Niemann Foods, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while getting off a two-step ladder, landing on the floor and suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-05-03	Decatur	Il	T/CCI Manufacturing, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 3, 2021, an employee suffered an amputation to the tip of her right middle finger while placing a rod in a clamp fixture of a machine.
2021-04-23	Decatur	Al	Hyosung USA, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to remove waste material from a guide roller at the exit of an accumulator on a carpet coating line. The employee's right arm was caught in the waste material and rolled around the bar, which broke the employee's humerus.
2021-04-20	Decatur	Ga	AMLI Management Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder to the ground. He suffered brain bleeding; ear bleeding; and fractures to facial bones, his skull, his arm, his wrist, and a rib.
2021-04-15	Decatur	Il	Decatur Memorial Hospital	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
While performing a medical examination on a patient, an employee stood up and struck their head on a hanging cabinet, resulting in paresthesia related to a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-29	Decatur	Al	Construction Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was shearing metal on a shear machine when the plate came down on his left hand, resulting in an amputation to the pinky finger pad.
2021-03-02	Decatur	Al	GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Decatur Plant Operations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to get wheel parts to feed down into a bucket below a storage rack. The bin needed to be reoriented so the parts door would open; a powered industrial truck was brought over to pull out the container and turn it 45 degrees. When the container moved, a finger on the employee's right hand was caught between the bin and the steel rack. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-02-08	Decatur	Al	Wayne Farms LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a four-wheel rolling chute across the floor when the equipment rolled into an opening, toppled over, and fell on his lower left leg and fractured it.
2021-01-07	Decatur	Al	Wayne Farms LLC	Nonclassifiable	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was stabbed with a knife in a break room.
2020-10-14	Decatur	Ga	KLIKLOK LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was drilling holes in a piece of tube steel. As he was repositioning the material, it shifted, trapping his finger against the drill bit. The drill bit caused a laceration requiring hospitalization and tendon surgery.
2020-09-30	Decatur	Il	ADM Bio Products	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 30, 2020, an employee had just replaced a motor and belts for an aspirator fan blower motor. After tensioning the belt, the employee was rotating the assembly sheave to confirm the belt was properly seated. The employee's right index finger was caught between the belt and the sheave and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-05	Decatur	Ga	Rent-a-Center Store #01279	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was loading a van for delivery when his arm was caught by the back of a box truck operating by the side. The employee suffered an arm fracture and was hospitalized.
2020-09-01	Decatur	Al	3M Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was preparing to remove a film roll from a chuck. The roll was pulled and the first employee's right index finger was caught between the roll and a cradle. He suffered an amputation to the finger.
2020-08-13	Decatur	Al	A-LERT Construction Services, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was spotting a forklift as it moved a 11,642-pound steel shaft. The shaft moved, and when the forklift tines were raised it was knocked off its wooden end supports. It rolled over onto the employee's foot, crushing the top and middle parts of the foot. The foot was amputated just below the ankle.
2020-08-12	Decatur	Al	Polyplex USA, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned by hot liquid polymer, released as he took a nozzle out of a drain. He suffered second- and third-degree burns.
2020-08-07	Decatur	Ar	Stellar Management Group, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was spraying down drip-pan equipment with foam chlorine when she fell off the third rung of a 6-foot A-frame ladder and landed on her left knee. The employee suffered fractures to her left leg, femur, tibia, and knee.
2020-07-31	Decatur	Alabama	Matthews Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to flatten a part. The employee reached down to straighten the part, when the pedal was pushed and the machine actuated, resulting in amputation of the right middle, ring, and little fingers at the distal joint.
2020-07-25	Decatur	Georgia	Calhoun Management Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting cash in a safe. The safe door crushed the employee's fingers.
2020-07-13	Decatur	Alabama	Hubbard & Drake General Mechanical Contractors, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear and suffered a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2020-06-22	Decatur	Alabama	EFP, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was packaging finished parts when she turned to step off a mat and her inner left foot caught the edge of the mat. Her left ankle rolled and she fell on her right side, fracturing her right fibula and multiple bones in her lower right leg.
2020-06-22	Decatur	Alabama	Matthews Industries, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing up a two-foot step ladder to unjam the head of a turret machine. The employee missed one of the steps, fell off the ladder, and landed on the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken collar bone and a subdermal hematoma.
2020-06-08	Decatur	Illinois	Cargill, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was preparing a dock plate for a truck that had just arrived at a loading deck. The employee fell from the dock plate and the truck, suffering multiple fractures to the left leg and cracked ribs on the left side. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-20	Decatur	Georgia	Borden Dairy Company, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee who was cleaning slipped on soap that was on the floor from soap draining from the walls and pipes. The employee fell on top of a motor and fractured four ribs.
2020-05-13	Decatur	Illinois	Decatur Foundry, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On May 13, 2020, an employee's left little finger was caught between a metal bale (a device used for lifting, carrying, and rolling boxes) and a pattern box with a sand core inside it. The fingertip was crushed, resulting in its amputation.
2020-04-14	Decatur	Illinois	Kroger Limited Partnership	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 14, 2020, an employee was retrieving produce from a walk-in cooler. The employee tripped on a pallet and fell forward onto the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured nose and contusions to the cheek and forehead.
2020-02-21	Decatur	Texas	Poco Graphite, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a band saw and using a push stick. He placed material on the table and secured it with clamps. The material became jammed, so he moved to the other side and activated the saw blade. The saw blade caught the push stick and amputated his right index finger.
2020-02-15	Decatur	Alabama	Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was directing a crane operator with hand signals to pick up a piece of scrap steel off the floor when his hand was caught between the sheet of scrap metal and the lifting device (grab). The employee sustained a finger amputation and a laceration.
2020-02-03	Decatur	Illinois	Tuan Phan	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
At about 8:00 a.m. on February 3, 2020, an employee was cutting a 2-by-4 with a circular saw. The saw hit a knot, jumped, and struck the employee. It partially amputated his left thumb (below the nail) and lacerated his left index and middle fingers.
2020-01-25	Decatur	Alabama	POLYPLEX AMERICA HOLDINGS INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning an offline grinding machine when its blade amputated his left middle finger.
2019-09-11	Decatur	Alabama	Mid-Ohio Tubing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a chop saw when it amputated his middle fingertip.
2019-08-26	Decatur	Illinois	DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
On August 26, 2019, at approximately 5:40 a.m., an employee was walking down the hall when she lost her balance, tripped, and fell into the wall. She fractured her left hip and was hospitalized.
2019-08-19	Decatur	Arkansas	FNA GROUP	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee suffered a foot amputation while operating a cardboard compactor.
2019-08-05	Decatur	Alabama	Ascend Performance Materials	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a set of stairs and was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and cracked ribs.
2019-07-11	Decatur	Texas	Northeast Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been dragging tree limbs to the brush chipper 30 feet away. His hands and legs started cramping and he felt ill. He was later hospitalized for heat stress.
2019-05-29	Decatur	Illinois	ADM Corn Processing-East Plant	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A maintenance employee was working on a leaking pump and amputated the left ring finger.
2019-05-27	Decatur	Texas	Basic Energy Services	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While conducting fracking operations, an employee was digging out sand from the auger to a blender when the auger released and struck the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a laceration and amputation of the fingertip.
2019-05-20	Decatur	Georgia	McBride Research Laboratories, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
A temporary worker was operating a motorized pallet jack to move pallets. While in reverse, the employee dismounted the lift and pinned his right leg between the lift and a support beam. The right leg was fractured.
2019-05-09	Decatur	Alabama	Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was patching a 2-inch hole in the bottom of a corn auger with a glove and duct tape. The auger caught the glove and pulled his thumb into the machine resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.
2019-04-17	Decatur	Georgia	AT and T	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
As part of training, an employee climbed a ladder and attached a safety strap to the stand. While leaning back into the positioning belt, the employee fell feet first through the belt to the ground 12 feet below. The employee sustained a dislocated elbow and back pain.
2019-03-27	Decatur	Texas	POCO GRAPHITE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a block of graphite with a bandsaw. The saw amputated the employee's left thumb right above the knuckle.
2019-03-13	Decatur	Alabama	Ascend Performance Materials, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An opened valve sprayed hot, hexamethylene diamine (HMD) onto an employee, causing second-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-11	Decatur	Georgia	EMJ Corporation	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An aerial forklift struck an employee as it backed up, breaking his right leg. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-02-23	Decatur	Texas	Poco Graphite Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was attaching a crane hook to the mold with his left hand. The hook twisted and crushed his index finger.
2019-02-15	Decatur	Georgia	Limas Construction, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee stepped off a ladder onto a 5-foot-wide porch roof. The roof collapsed, and the employee fell with it to the ground about 18 feet below. The employee suffered wrist and leg fractures and facial lacerations.
2019-01-27	Decatur	Georgia	The Home Depot	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was reversing a reach truck when he struck a bumper and sustained a broken left leg.
2019-01-14	Decatur	Alabama	A-lert Construction Services	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee ascended a flight of seven metal stairs to check supplies. He was going back downstairs with and was making a turn on the landing when his boot became caught in the galvanized serrated metal grating, causing him to slip and fall to the metal steps, injuring his neck and back. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-03	Decatur	Illinois	TCR SYSTEMS, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 3, 2019, at 10:45 a.m., two employees located at ground level pulled a duct transition piece out of a pit conveyor through the pit conveyor ladder access area. As the first employee was exiting the pit, he put his left hand over a 2-inch metal drip edge that goes around the pit access area. At the same time, the second employee was setting the transition down next to the metal drip edge, striking the first employee's finger. The first employee's left middle finger was pinched between
2018-09-18	Decatur	Georgia	GV Framing & Remodeling, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on a ladder next to a wooden wall when the wall bracing broke off, allowing the wall to fall and knock into the ladder. The wall fell on the employee's ankle, fracturing it and requiring surgery.
2018-09-15	Decatur	Alabama	DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a ratcheting air tool to remove bolts from a tower when the employee's left third finger was caught in the tool, resulting in an amputation of the distal phalanx.
2018-09-09	Decatur	Georgia	Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a machine's overhead transfer belt when her hand was pulled between the rollers, breaking her right arm.
2018-09-07	Decatur	Alabama	INDEPENDENCE TUBE CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 7, 2018, at about 6:15 a.m., an employee was using a forklift to empty a trash hopper when the hopper shifted. The employee's middle finger was then caught between the hopper and the forks of the forklift, resulting in a medical amputation of the fingertip.
2018-08-24	Decatur	Georgia	Plaid Enterprises	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to manually adjust a printing press when the machine amputated her right ring finger down to the first knuckle and lacerated her pinky finger.
2018-08-17	Decatur	Texas	Imperial Group MFG, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to de-burr a part on a lathe when his glove was caught in the rotating part of the lathe, causing his left index finger to be amputated.
2018-07-31	Decatur	Illinois	Ice Cream Specialities, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
At about 11:30 p.m. on July 31, 2018, an employee was working on an air valve actuator when the plunger came down, amputating the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
2018-07-30	Decatur	Alabama	Toray Composite Materials America, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was trying to remove carbon fiber wrap in a washing area. He placed his hand on the fiber to cut it, and it became trapped in the fiber. When he pulled his left index finger out of the fiber, the fingertip was amputated.
2018-07-30	Decatur	Illinois	Kenco Transportation Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While tagging palletized inventory, an employee tripped over a pallet and suffered a broken right hip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2018-07-23	Decatur	Alabama	Penske Truck Rental	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was positioning blankets and a dolly in the bed of a truck when the driver entered the cab and started to pull forward, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately 4 feet to the ground. He broke his right foot.
2018-07-21	Decatur	Illinois	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was exiting a personal elevator when it moved to level itself to the floor and caught his foot in a pinch point, crushing his foot and breaking two toes.
2018-06-28	Decatur	Illinois	CATERPILLAR	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was installing a machining center when the employee's right index fingertip was amputated by a ball screw on the machining center's horizontal axis.
2018-05-23	Decatur	Alabama	Industrial Container Services - AL, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading steel drums from a tractor trailer at a customer's site when a drum tipped over. He attempted to catch the drum and his right ring finger was caught between the ring/bolts on two drums, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-18	Decatur	Illinois	Archer Daniels Midland Company	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a golf cart when his left leg struck a dumpster as he drove past it. He sustained a left calf laceration and left calf muscle injury, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-17	Decatur	Illinois	Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	Skull	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On May 17, 2018, an employee fell 6 feet from a support to the floor while changing a fermentation filter, suffering multiple skull fractures.
2018-05-10	Decatur	Alabama	Toray Composite Materials America, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was holding a piece of looped carbon fiber thread when his left index finger became tangled in the loop as it was entering a pre-carbonizer. As he removed his finger from the loop, his left index finger was amputated.
2018-05-08	Decatur	Arkansas	Simmons Prepared Foods Inc	Arm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The injured employee was wiping off condensation from a drip pan located above the poultry processing machine. The employee reached his hand above the machine and his hand became wedged between a trolley rail and the machine resulting in a fracture to the employee's right arm and lacerations to the right hand.
2018-04-23	Decatur	Illinois	CATERPILLAR, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 23, 2018, an employee was loosening a bolt from a lifting device that was attached to a piece of steel when the steel shifted. The employee's left hand was caught between the suspended steel and another piece of steel, fracturing three fingers and requiring surgery.
2018-03-24	Decatur	Alabama	Polyplex USA, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working underneath a lift table when the table started and came down on his chest, breaking five ribs.
2018-02-21	Decatur	Alabama	Hexcel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing the fourth stud on a four-hole bolt pattern to separate two vertical sections of pipe when the employee's finger was caught between the flange of the falling lower section of pipe and an adjacent pipe flange. The employee suffered an amputation of the fourth finger's distal phalanx.
2018-02-20	Decatur	Alabama	Patrick Industries	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a 4x8 into a laminating machine when the employee's foot was caught between the machine platform and the feed table resulting in a small toe injury.
2018-02-20	Decatur	Illinois	US Postal Service	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was driving a mail delivery truck when a vape cigarette in his pocket burned his leg, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-16	Decatur	Illinois	Miles Chevrolet, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employee was using a pneumatic impact wrench to remove a lug nut from a vehicle and metal debris entered their eye.
2018-01-25	Decatur	Illinois	Kelly General Construction Company of Decatur	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two employees were aligning a head pulley with a tail pulley on a vertical leg/bucket conveyor. The injured employee was measuring the distance from the tail pulley to the plumbing string at the lower level when he was struck by a 2x2x6 angle iron weighing approximately 14.64 lbs. that came loose while the coworker, 130 feet above, was repositioning it. The angle iron fractured and severely lacerated his lower right leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-01-23	Decatur	Illinois	Railserve, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
On January 23, 2018, at 4 p.m., an employee was switching railcars and walking beside a train when he tripped and fell. His right arm was then amputated by the train wheel.
2018-01-23	Decatur	Illinois	Mueller Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 23, 2018, at 4:10 p.m., an employee was placing a brass valve into a water test tank on a fixture system when he inadvertently hit the back lever, causing the clamp that holds the valve in place to clamp on his left middle finger, amputating it.
2018-01-01	Decatur	Illinois	TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a product jam from a roll mill when his left hand became caught in the machine, amputating four fingers.
2017-10-08	Decatur	Georgia	SD CAPITAL, INC.	Multiple body parts	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot in the arm, buttocks, and abdomen while making a delivery, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-06	Decatur	Georgia	Ready Mix USA	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had just washed his vehicle and was walking back to the cab when he slipped on an object and fell to the ground, fracturing his left tibia.
2017-09-15	Decatur	Illinois	Gamestop, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was chasing two shoplifters when he slipped and fell in the parking lot, breaking his hip.
2017-09-07	Decatur	Illinois	CENTURION INDUSTRIES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 7, 2017, an employee was hoisting a large argon gas cylinder with a chain. As the cylinder was being lifted, the chain started to move and the cylinder shifted. The employee grabbed the valve ring on top of the cylinder and was trying to stabilize it when the first digit of the employee's left thumb was caught and amputated between the chain and one of the ring supports.
2017-09-06	Decatur	Arkansas	Daugherty & Daugherty Investments LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a squeaky motor in a paint room booth. He was pulling the belt with his right hand to make the shaft and motor move. His right middle fingertip was then caught between the belt and pulley. When he attempted to pull his finger out, his fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2017-09-04	Decatur	Illinois	Caterpillar Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was setting up a machine using a rubber, 10.5-pound hammer, when the hammer smashed his left thumb, lacerating and fracturing it.
2017-08-30	Decatur	Illinois	Kelly General Construction Company of Decatur	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 30, 2017, at approximately 2:15 p.m., an employee was transitioning a process air compressor from the vertical to the horizontal position when the employee's fingers were caught between the compressor's round housing and the internal tube section, amputating the left ring finger above the first knuckle and the left pinky fingertip.
2017-08-21	Decatur	Texas	Wise Electric Cooperative	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been leveling dirt with a shovel in the hot sun for almost 8 hours when he felt very faint. He was hospitalized for heat stress.
2017-08-10	Decatur	Arkansas	Simmons Prepared Foods Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing intestines from chickens on a shackle line when her right thumb become lodged and amputated in a shackle.
2017-07-28	Decatur	Georgia	Marshalls Distrubution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor. While using a towel to wipe down the equipment, the employee sustained an avulsion to the left index finger and an amputation to the first knuckle of the left middle finger. The equipment was running at the time.
2017-07-25	Decatur	Illinois	Ameren Illinois Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
On July 25, 2017, an employee was walking around and inspecting a portable sub station when the employee fell and fractured the right hip, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-20	Decatur	Georgia	JGG CONSTRUCTION, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was carrying roofing materials on a roof when he fell 20 feet over the edge. He broke his arms and some facial bones, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-20	Decatur	Georgia	RG Construction Concrete , LLC.	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when his hand became caught between the forklift and a column. He required surgery.