Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-27	Dublin	Tx	ABF Packing, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking away from his work station when he slipped on a piece of fat that was lying on the floor and fell and hit his head on another machine in the area, resulting in a laceration between his eyes and a fractured hip that required surgery.
2021-08-04	Dublin	Ca	U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) - Federal Correctional Institution (FCI	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was grinding beef with a mixing machine when their left middle finger was caught between the lip and the stand of the mixer. The finger was amputated.
2021-06-23	Dublin	Oh	Miles McClellan Masonry LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was disassembling a scaffold. After opening a gate to load a mud bin onto a forklift, the employee fell from the scaffold to the ground. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-31	East Dublin	Ga	Darling Ingredients, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was priming a sump pump when hot water and steam were released burning his left arm and neck.
2021-02-17	Dublin	Oh	LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from a reception area to a lobby. While opening a door, the employee slipped on a wet floor and suffered a broken kneecap.
2020-09-25	Dublin	Tx	ABF Packing, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was deboning the head of a carcass. His knife slipped and stabbed his left hand.
2020-09-03	Dublin	Tx	ABF Packing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to trim ribs. The saw cut his left hand, amputating four fingers.
2020-03-03	Dublin	Georgia	WestRock Company	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was priming the seal water pumps for a paper machine. The employee removed a cap and was struck by discharging hot water, suffering first- and second-degree burns to the arms and back. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-21	Dublin	Ohio	Nestle Quality Assurance Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell to the ground while walking though a doorway, suffering a fractured hip.
2019-09-17	East Dublin	Georgia	Darling Ingredients, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to clear a blocked grease line by injecting steam into the line. Pressure overcame the seal on the lid and ejected hot grease onto the employee's shoulder and arm. The employee sustained second degree burns to the top of the shoulders and the right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-11	Dublin	Georgia	Carl Vinson VA Medical Center	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was performing a routine walkthrough of a boiler room. As the employee passed a contractor removing a steam-line pump, a neoprene seal ruptured, causing a chemical release onto the employee. The employee suffered chemical burns and eye irritation.
2019-08-16	Dublin	Georgia	Flexsteel Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting sheets of cotton batting with a lightweight round knife. The knife cut his left middle finger, causing the amputation of flesh from the fingertip.
2019-07-24	Dublin	Georgia	YKK AP America Inc.	Pelvic region	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee sustained a gunshot wound to his buttocks and lower body area when another employee (temporary worker) discharged a bullet from a firearm.
2019-04-06	Dublin	Ohio	McNeil Holdings, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on the fourth floor of a building under construction. The employee was discussing getting welding leads down from up above to ground level. When the employee looked down to see where the welding cables would go, the wooden safety railing failed and the employee fell approximately 25 feet. The employee fractured their right arm, sternum, and two vertebrae in their back.
2019-03-07	Dublin	Georgia	P-D Valmiera Glass USA Corp.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right hand and arm were caught by a fiber fine opener machine. The arm was amputated just above the elbow.
2019-02-06	Dublin	Georgia	Sun-Tek Pet, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying un-stop a conditioner on an extruder with a shovel when the shovel became caught in the machine and pushed his thumb against the conditioner housing. The tip of his right thumb was amputated between the nail and knuckle.
2018-08-13	Dublin	Ohio	Kinetics Noise Control	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On August 13, 2018, a beam fell off a table and struck an employee's leg, breaking his tibia.
2018-07-30	Dublin	Ohio	Germain Lexus of Dublin	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On July 30, 2018, an employee detailed the inside of a vehicle using heavy-duty carpet cleaner. Two or three hours later, he began to suffer respiratory distress and was hospitalized.
2018-06-19	Dublin	Georgia	Wall Asphalt Services, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
A flagger was directing vehicular traffic when the traffic light turned green and a vehicle (minivan) proceeded through the intersection and struck the flagger. The flagger sustained a broken right leg and a broken left ankle.
2018-03-26	East Dublin	Georgia	Darling Ingredients Inc.	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was walking away from a screw conveyor when his right foot stepped into a square floor drain opening. While his foot was in the floor drain, hot water (140 degrees Fahrenheit) flowed into the opening and onto his right foot, causing second degree burns.
2017-10-13	Dublin	Georgia	P-D Valmiera Glass USA Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's glove was caught under a pallet jack, amputating the left index fingertip between the knuckle and first joint.
2017-06-01	Dublin	Ohio	International Masonry	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
On June 1, 2017, an employee was moving scaffolding frames when they fell on him. He was hospitalized with head lacerations, a punctured lung, and a broken rib.
2017-05-22	Dublin	Georgia	Best Buy Distribution Center	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift (stand up-type) when the employee's foot and ankle were crushed between a column and the body of the forklift.
2017-05-09	Dublin	Ohio	International Masonry	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
On May 9, 2017, an employee was attempting to cover a wall with fiberglass because of impending rain when the wall fractured two of the employee's fingers.
2017-04-03	Dublin	Ohio	Rumpke Waste & Recycling Services	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was riding on back of a garbage truck, dismounted the moving vehicle and fractured his left hip.
2017-03-21	Dublin	Ohio	Aguilera Sanchez Construction	Eye(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
On March 21, 2017, an employee was cutting sheathing with a circular saw to make an opening for a staircase and fell 9 feet 3 inches from the first floor to the basement resulting in a fractured eye socket. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time.
2017-02-21	Dublin	Ohio	Ernesto Mtnz Construction LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a scaffold preparing an area for masonry work when the employee fell from the scaffold and onto some bricks, suffering a back injury and head laceration.
2016-08-18	Dublin	Georgia	Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc.	Lower extremities	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-up type forklift down an exterior ramp between two warehouse buildings carrying carts. The employee lost control of the forklift and his left foot/ankle was caught between a column and the forklift fracturing the foot/ankle.
2016-08-08	Dublin	Ohio	Bell Partners Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was in the process of maintaining the swimming pool. A PVC pipe burst and the employee received chemical burns to the left side of the face, chest and arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-06-28	Dublin	Georgia	DHAC & RHODES, LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on the roof taking photographs and measurements when he stepped through a skylight and fell approximately 20 feet, striking metal shelving before landing on the concrete flooring. He suffered fractured ribs (all), a fractured sternum, a fractured back in three locations, and a fractured skull.
2016-06-14	Dublin	Ohio	Dublin Building Systems	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut plywood when the blade lacerated the employee's left-hand fingers.
2016-05-24	Dublin	Ohio	Complete General Construction Company	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On May 24, 2016, an employee was helping to place sections of concrete barrier with a track hoe. One piece shifted and fell on the employee's leg, fracturing it and requiring surgery.
2016-04-22	Dublin	Ohio	SEARS	Head and neck	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 22, 2016, an employee was removing a grill from a trailer that was on a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee's head/neck became caught between the PIV and the trailer, causing head/neck injuries that required hospitalization.
2016-04-07	Dublin	Georgia	Valmiera Glass USA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning fiber off a moving part/sprocket and suffered a partial amputation of the right ring finger.
2016-01-19	Dublin	Georgia	GEMINI MOTOR TRANSPORT, L.P.	Forearm(s)	Bites and stings
An employee delivered fuel to a travel stop and sustained a spider bite on the right forearm.
2015-11-04	Dublin	Ohio	Rumpke Waste & Recycling Service of Columbus	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee stepped off the back of a truck and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee suffered fractured ribs and bruised lungs and a fractured leg.
2015-10-31	Dublin	Ohio	Frontier Electric	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell backwards off the third rung of a ladder and received a hairline fracture of the pelvic bone on October 31, 2015.
2015-07-29	Dublin	Ohio	Hudawn Columbus, LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On or about July 29, a temporary employee assigned to demo a commercial building was standing on a six foot ladder pulling speaker and telephone wire when he fell 4-6 feet to the concrete floor breaking his arm and cutting his shoulder.
2015-07-22	Dublin	Ohio	Kinetics Noise Control	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On or about 7/22/2015, at approximately 5:15 p.m., an employee was using a shear saw to cut fiberglass blocks when the employee's finger contacted the saw blade. The employee had four fingers on one hand amputated and three fingers on the other hand amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-07-15	Dublin	Georgia	Griffin Industries	Nonclassifiable	Nonvenomous insect bites
An employee was bitten by a spider and was hospitalized.
2015-05-21	Dublin	Georgia	SP Fiber Technologies Southeast, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing out a gasket on the discharge side of the power boiler feed water pump. Hot water (200+ degrees) released from the pipe and burned the employee's shoulder, chest, and stomach, requiring hospitalization.
2015-05-01	East Dublin	Georgia	Building Materials Company	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
A truck driver sustained several broken bones after either being struck by falling trusses during unloading or when diving under the truck to avoid being struck by the falling trusses.