Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-07	Caledonia	Oh	Morral Companies, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was replacing springs on a pallet labeler when his foot got caught in the pallet rollers on the line. The employee sustained fractures to his foot and toes.
2021-08-09	Macedonia	Oh	Ryder Integrated Logistics	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was chaining down a load onto a flatbed trailer. He tripped on some equipment, fell onto the trailer, and rolled off onto the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae.
2021-08-05	Edon	Oh	PLAS-TEC Corp.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On August 5, 2021, an employee was checking an injection molding machine when they were shocked by a live wire in the machine's electrical cabinet. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-09	Fredonia	Wi	Quasius Construction, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a roof.
2021-05-21	Macedon	Ny	ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized after a material handling incident.
2021-02-11	Fredonia	Ks	SEK COOP Inc.	Lumbar region	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was using an articulating wheel loader to unload a customer's truck. The employee was backing the loader into a position parallel to the customer's truck when the loader struck the auger on the rear of a parked fertilizer truck. The employee was hospitalized with injury to the right side of their lower back.
2020-07-11	Fredonia	Kansas	Koehn Construction Services LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
During demolition of a gel coat booth, an employee stepped on a sheet of plywood and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture injury requiring hospitalization. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2020-05-13	Macedon	New York	K & D Disposal, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a car while crossing the street to retrieve a trash tote. The employee was hospitalized with a head/brain injury; a broken back, leg, ankle, knee, and forearm; and broken ribs.
2019-09-17	Macedonia	Ohio	Ziska Architecture	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder checking the framing on a church's roof when the employee slipped from the ladder and fell approximately 6 feet. The employee was hospitalized with three cracked vertebrae and three broken ribs.
2019-09-12	Macedonia	Ohio	Affordable Mulch and Landscape Supply	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was leaving a delivery truck when his wedding ring caught on the back of the truck. His left ring finger was amputated.
2019-07-24	Caledonia	New York	Specialized Printed Forms, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was feeding a web into the rolls of a printing press when the rolls were jogged while his finger was in the pinch point, resulting in the amputation of the employee's fingertip.
2019-07-21	Sedona	Arizona	U.S. Forest Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Forest or brush fire
During a brush fire, an employee was spraying water on a hot spot. The employee stepped on hot ash which collapsed and he fell into a pit of hot ash. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on the legs, arms, and hands.
2019-05-10	Fredonia	Kansas	GOLD MECHANICAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was working overhead and brazing 4" copper when a galvanized hanger was heated and he inhaled zinc. He later experienced respiratory distress and was hospitalized.
2019-05-03	Haledon	New Jersey	Orkin Pest Control, Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was engaged in pest control duties at a private residence. The employee lost balance while descending brick steps, fell, and sustained a dislocated left knee requiring hospitalization.
2019-03-22	Macedon	New York	Pliant LLC	Hip(s)	Fall, slip, trip
A roll that was being handled by hoisting equipment shifted and knocked an employee to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured hip.
2019-03-21	Macedonia	Ohio	AMERICAN LIGHT METALS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing a pressure plate test when a fixture came down on his right hand and amputated the thumb. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2019-02-04	Macedonia	Ohio	Home Depot	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading countertops from a pallet. After the banding was cut, some of the countertops slid off the pallet and hit the employee's left foot, causing a broken left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2017-09-29	Macedonia	Ohio	Tradesman International	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing an exit sign, received a shock and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized for a left arm injury and a cardiac injury.
2017-08-22	Caledonia	New York	Applied Energy Solutions	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a winding machine, an employee was unable to let go of the finishing tape on the outside of the coil or to stop the machine via the foot pedal. Her arm was then caught and seriously injured, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-09	Macedonia	Ohio	American Light Metals	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell to the same level on an anti-fatigue, 12 X 12, piece-together mat, breaking the right wrist and requiring surgery and hospitalization.
2017-06-28	Macedonia	Ohio	Plastic Materials, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On 6/28/2017, at approximately 7:45 a.m., an employee was cleaning the screen of a plastic extruder when his right index finger was caught and amputated between the screen and the heat collar.
2017-03-13	Macedonia	Ohio	HITACHI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AMERICA	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a flatbed trailer while loading it, suffering a fractured skull.
2017-02-27	Macedonia	Ohio	American Light Metals	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog and then reattach a hose. Her left hand was in the pour hole when the machine cycled and a finger was crushed by the ram resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-02-07	Fredonia	Kansas	Fredonia Cooperative Association	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was bleeding the pressure off the anhydrous ammonia tank when the anhydrous ammonia spilled and burned the lower half of his body.
2016-08-04	Haledon	New Jersey	Beitzel Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a drum with a torch. After he made the cut, the drum panel fell on and injured him. He was hospitalized.
2016-06-02	Macedonia	Ohio	Costco Wholesale	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee performing marketing was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2016-04-09	Fredonia	North Dakota	Larson Grain Company	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was cleaning inside a grain bin when the sweep auger hit him on the leg, injuring his right leg calf muscle.
2016-03-07	Macedonia	Ohio	COBRA PLASTICS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was diagnosing an issue with malfunctioning ejector plates and was attempting to remove a plastic particle from behind a back plate when a second employee cycled the machine. The plates closed and pinched the first employee's hand, amputating the right middle fingertip.
2016-01-21	Macedonia	Ohio	American Light Metals LLC	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee operating a fork truck backed into a second fork truck, which had just transferred molten metal from a larger furnace to a ladle. The 1300-degree residual molten metal splashed out and contacted the employee's left foot, causing third degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-11-16	Macedonia	Ohio	84 LUMBER COMPANY, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift that was backing up, suffering compound fractures to his left leg.
2015-06-02	Caledonia	Missouri	Centurylink	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell to the ground from approximately 10 to 12 feet while descending a tree. The employee broke his left tibia and was admitted as an in-patient at a hospital.
2015-05-22	Fredonia	Pennsylvania	Anchor Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A wooden pallet got stuck on a roller conveyor. The employee hooked a chain onto the pallet and the other end onto the mast of a forklift. As the employee hooked the chain onto the mast of the forklift, the forklift operator side shifted the forklift mast, causing the employee's finger to get pinched between the hook on the chain and the forklift mast. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation of his right index finger.