Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Hazleton	Pa	International Paper Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was helping to restring a liner in a splicer on a corrugator machine. The operator manually ran the head into the machine, breaking the employee's arm. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-11-12	Wahpeton	Nd	Masonite Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing a belt on a conveyor. His right hand fingers were caught after testing the belt that was replaced and amputated.
2021-11-07	Hazleton	Pa	Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-18	Bridgeton	Mo	VERIPAC, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee was cleaning extruder rollers when his left forearm was pinned and crushed. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-10-08	Bridgeton	Mo	Penske Logistics	Head and neck	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
When an employee opened the doors of a trailer, a dislodged, packaged dryer fell out of the trailer onto his neck and head. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-07	Mapleton	Il	CATERPILLAR INC.	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
At 6:24 p.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was unplugging a personnel carrier that was parked and being charged. The cart unexpectedly moved forward and pinned the employee's left leg against a support column. The lower leg was broken and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-08	Appleton	Wi	Walmart, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While leaving a room, an employee tripped on folded mats outside the door and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2021-08-31	Hazleton	Pa	PECO Pallet, Incorporated	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking near a pallet stacking machine when a stack of pallets fell on him. The employee sustained head trauma and cuts.
2021-07-26	Princeton	Nj	Knowledge Beginnings Princeton	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While cooking in a daycare center kitchen, an employee developed exhaustion, sweating, and shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-07-15	Princeton	Mo	Smithfield Hog Production - Missouri	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was starting a pit scraper machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley system. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-07-13	Mapleton	Nd	Premier Service Center, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was taking a U-joint out of a dry shaft using an air hammer when fractured metal hit his left wrist, resulting in an injury.
2021-07-07	Princeton	Nj	Princeton University	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from their personal vehicle to the work location. While going down a grassy hill, the employee slipped on pine needles and sustained a fractured ankle.
2021-05-25	Hazleton	Pa	Multi-Plastics Extrusions Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
At about 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, two employees were removing a shaft from a plastic sheet roll core. One of them was releasing air from the shaft air bladders when her right index finger was caught between the shaft and the core. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-22	Appleton	Wi	RecycleThatStuff.com	Lower leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was unloading a box truck. The employee was operating a manual pallet jack while walking backwards onto the lift gate. The jack struck the employee's right leg, fracturing the fibula and the tibia.
2021-05-17	Middleton	Nh	Middleton Building Supply Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was cleaning the blower for a saw and amputated their right index finger.
2021-05-17	Hazleton	Pa	Bellemarque LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was fixing a vacuum roll on a machine. The employee's left index finger was crushed between the vacuum roll and the table. The finger was amputated.
2021-05-13	Hazleton	Pa	The Hershey Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a piece of emery cloth to polish a metal part that was rotating on a lathe. The part caught the employee's glove, and the lathe broke the employee's right forearm.
2021-05-13	Mableton	Ga	H&P Roofing LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was standing on a metal roof installing insulation. He stepped backward onto a skylight and fell through it 35 ft. to the concrete ground, resulting in bruises and a fracture.
2021-05-12	Bridgeton	Mo	MIDWEST BLOCK & BRICK COMPANY	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning dust off the photo eye of the dump hopper when it activated and caught his left arm between the dump hopper and the frame of the machine. The employee sustained a left ulnar fracture, an elbow wound and traumatic muscle injury.
2021-05-06	Hazleton	Pa	Autozone, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working from a scissor lift to lubricate the chain and sprocket on a overhead conveyor's motor. The employee observed a rag in the conveyor. As the employee retrieved the rag, his right pinky finger got caught in the conveyor chain/sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-04-05	Angleton	Tx	Garland Insulation	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was in an attic when they tripped over a beam and fell to the floor, sustaining lacerations to the rib area and blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
2021-03-31	Bridgeton	Mo	Midwest Block and Brick	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using needle-nose pliers to remove shrink wrap from conveyor sprockets when the machine cycled and pinched his finger in the chain and sprocket. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-17	Mapleton	Il	Growmark, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was accessing the top of a river barge with a portable ladder. The employee fell from the ladder, suffering a broken bone in the shoulder area.
2021-02-25	Middleton	Nh	Middleton Building Supply Inc.	Wrist(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was loosening a bolt with a wrench. The wrench slipped off the bolt and a piece of metal lacerated the employee's wrist. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery to repair an artery.
2021-02-22	Hazleton	Pa	H&K Group Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee exited their truck to clear ice off the windshield. The employee slipped and fell on ice, resulting in hospitalization for a fractured right femur.
2021-01-28	Bridgeton	Mo	Frito-Lay	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered a broken left hip.
2021-01-28	Bridgeton	Nj	Buona Vita Inc	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove a block of meat jammed in a grinder. Another block of meat came down and crushed his hand against the machine, breaking three bones. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-01-25	Middleton	Nh	Middleton Building Supply Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee sustained a fingertip amputation when their finger was caught by the roller of a conveyor.
2021-01-14	Littleton	Co	M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were conducting warranty repair on a residential sidewalk. A skid steer was being used to remove dirt while a section of sidewalk was repaired. A heavy clod of dirt from the skid steer struck one of the employees, breaking the employee's left leg.
2021-01-09	Appleton	Wi	Luvata Appleton LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was scraping slag off an alloy melting furnace pot when residual liquid nitrogen mixed with molten metal still in the furnace. The instantaneous mixing caused an explosion, which knocked the employee to the ground. His protective helmet and face shield were knocked off and he suffered second- and third-degree burns to the neck and left arm.
2021-01-06	Hazleton	Pa	The Hershey Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was training a mechanic when he opened an interlock door to show the interior of the machine to the trainee. He used a flashlight to see inside the machine and his right index finger got caught in a moving belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-01-05	Sisseton	Sd	WOODLAND CABINETRY, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a pocket jig machine. The employee's middle finger came into contact with the point of operation, and the employee suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2020-10-13	Princeton	Wv	Eastern Vault Co., Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While working in a block house where concrete blocks were being manufactured, employees became lightheaded due to potential carbon monoxide exposure. One of them was hospitalized for high carboxyhemoglobin level resulting in headache and mild delirium.
2020-09-23	Princeton	Wv	Eastern Vault Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee squatted down to observe a non-working conveyor roller. His gloved left index finger was caught in a rotating chain underneath resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-15	Middleton	Ma	Tesla, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
A solar installer fell off a ladder onto the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to both legs.
2020-09-12	Bridgeton	Mo	SPECTRUM BRANDS - BRIDGETON	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventive maintenance (oiling and lubrication) on a packaging conveyor when the employee saw something on the chain and attempted to wipe it off. The chain caught the tip of the employee's glove and pulled their hand into the drive chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation to the right index finger.
2020-09-05	Princeton	Nj	JLL	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a 10-foot ladder to the ground, landing on his right side and suffering a broken right elbow, wrist, and forearm.
2020-08-24	Littleton	Co	U.S. Postal Service	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a fuel hose while fueling a vehicle at a gas station. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken and dislocated elbow.
2020-08-20	Princeton	Nj	PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a golf cart when it crashed into a stationary bollard. The employee suffered contusions to the chest and abdomen.
2020-08-11	Appleton	Wi	Werner Electric Supply Co.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a counterbalance forklift. His left foot struck an object outside the forklift platform, and he suffered three broken toes.
2020-08-03	Hazleton	Pa	Amazon AVP1	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a center-rider pallet truck when his right foot came into contact with a piece of wood from a broken pallet. He suffered an avulsion to the middle of the foot and was hospitalized.
2020-07-29	Bridgeton	Nj	Ardagh Glass Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working as an apprentice operator on a shop bottle forming machine and was hospitalized due to heat stress/dehydration.
2020-07-10	Middleton	Wisconsin	Madison Gas and Electric Company	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had just finished spray painting the floor of a generator enclosure. The spray paint can was knocked over and ruptured, and the escaping paint vapors ignited. The employee suffered serious burns to the face, neck, hand, and arm.
2020-06-21	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Kellermeyer Bergenson Services LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking through the facility, an employee tripped over a pallet and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a knee laceration.
2020-06-10	Galeton	Pennsylvania	Jaflo Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
At about 11:15 a.m. on June 10, 2020, an employee was in a tree, performing utility line clearing. His chainsaw struck the top of his left hand, lacerating it. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-08	Littleton	Massachusett	MA Readymix Inc.	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a truck on a construction site when it overturned. The employee sustained a head injury and was hospitalized.
2020-06-01	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Bradley Caldwell, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-on pallet jack to pick up a pallet when his hand was pinched between an I-beam and the handle bar of the pallet jack. Multiple fingers were injured and he sustained an amputation to the index finger just above the last knuckle.
2020-05-26	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Fedex Supply Chain	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pallet with an electric pallet jack when he took a turn and his leg went outside of the pallet jack and was struck by the pallet jack. As a result, he suffered a right ankle fracture.
2020-05-21	Middleton	Wisconsin	Trillium Construction Services	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was working with a flammable membrane cleaner. The cleaner caught fire when the employee went to light his cigarette and both of his hands were burned.
2020-05-20	Littleton	New Hampshir	Burndy LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was testing a gauge when a stream of hydraulic fluid came out the side of a connection and penetrated his finger. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-26	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Silgan White Cap Americas, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the coater pan of a press oven when the employee's gloved hand became caught between two moving rollers on the machine. The employee's left pinky and ring fingers were amputated.
2020-04-15	Bridgeton	Missouri	Lee Mechanical Contractors	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pulling a tarp off while standing on a 6-foot step ladder when he slipped off the ladder onto the concrete floor, fracturing his left femur. The employee's shoes were wet at the time of the incident.
2020-04-09	Littleton	Colorado	E Light Electric Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 11 feet to a lower level through a floor opening. The employee suffered a fracture injury.
2020-04-04	Princeton Junction	New Jersey	A&E Construction	Head	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee had been moving 4 x 8 pieces of wood. The employee fell through a ceiling, landed on the ground, and sustained a laceration to the head.
2020-03-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	AutoZone Hazleton Distribution Center	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee had been traveling on a riding pallet jack. While the employee was off the pallet jack, it struck the employee, tearing ligaments in the employee's left leg and right wrist.
2020-03-24	Bridgeton	Missouri	DEPAUL HOSPTAL	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking from one side of a patient's bed to the other. The employee suffered a broken left hip.
2020-03-06	Appleton	Wisconsin	Miller Electric Manufacturing Co.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was traversing south in a walkway, entering a T-intersection in the mechanical components department. A forklift that was hauling a hopper full of scrap metal came from the right and turned left into the intersection. The hopper struck the employee on the left side knocking the employee to the ground. The employee sustained a right forearm contusion, two or three fractured ribs on the left side, a fracture of the left upper femoral head, a fractured vertebra, and a concussion.
2020-02-26	Littleton	Colorado	Costco	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stocking shelves, tripped over a pallet, and fell onto a case of wine bottles. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a punctured left lung.
2020-02-24	Littleton	Colorado	Manna Colorado	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was making coffee. The coffee pot overflowed and the employee's hand was burned.
2020-02-24	Littleton	Colorado	Uptown Movers LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking up a ramp placed on the bed of a straight truck. The ramp fell off the truck and the employee fell on top of the ramp resulting in broken ribs and vertebrae. See 1547058 for information on a second injured employee due to this incident.
2020-02-24	Littleton	Colorado	Johnson Moving & Stoage Co.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking up a ramp from the ground into the back of a truck when the ramp fell from the truck. The employee fell onto the edge of the ramp and sustained fractures to the ribs and vertebrae. See 1547045 for information on a second injured employee due to this incident.
2020-02-13	Middleton	Wisconsin	1848 Construction, Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
At about 8:30 a.m. on February 13, 2020, two employees were doing carpentry work at an office building. A section of HVAC duct broke free from ceiling mounts and struck one employee's head, injuring it.
2020-02-04	Princeton	West Virgini	ALLEGHENY WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a log on a reject log deck. The employee slipped and the chain conveyor caught his right foot, lacerating the foot and ankle.
2020-01-31	Appleton	Wisconsin	Pacon	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a machine conveyor. He was physically checking the rotation of the sprocket and chain when his finger became caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.
2020-01-29	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Karchner Logistics & Distribution Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a 10-foot extension ladder to hang a sign in the warehouse. The ladder slipped out from under the employee, who fell to the ground and suffered from a partial fracture to the spine. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-23	Middleton	Wisconsin	Clasen Quality Chocolate, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing product from a pump. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were amputated by the pump rotors.
2020-01-22	Appleton	Wisconsin	Fratello's Riverfront Appleton	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting dishes out of a dishwasher when his body twisted and he injured his back.
2020-01-14	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a roller machine that stamps out Kaiser rolls when his hand entered the machine's roller. His finger was caught by the chain that places the indentation in the roll, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation.
2019-09-12	Littleton	Colorado	Colorado Drywall Services, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking drywall and using a cart to move the drywall. The ground was uneven, and the drywall cart became stuck (15 sheets of 4x12) and fell over. The employee tried to get out of the way, but the cart pinned him against a beam and hit him on the upper thigh, breaking his left leg.
2019-09-10	Bruceton Mills	West Virgini	U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was holding a door open when the door automatically closed, catching his hand and causing a partial amputation to the right middle finger.
2019-08-29	Mapleton	Illinois	Caterpillar Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rigging up equipment before moving it. When he started to raise the load, the chain tightened around his left hand, resulting in a crushing injury and partial amputation of the left little finger.
2019-08-27	Littleton	Colorado	American Civil Constructors, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attaching a jib to a crane. The jib fell and caught his left index and middle fingers between the jib and the top rail of the aerial lift. Part of the left middle finger was medically amputated.
2019-08-27	Littleton	Colorado	Republic National Distributing Company	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to free a pallet stuck on its roller system. The pallet would not move so the employee braced himself against the mezzanine guardrail system and pushed. The weld on the steel upright broke and the employee fell to the floor, breaking both legs and suffering one compound fracture. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-08-27	Bridgeton	Missouri	FLETCHER-REINHARDT COMPANY	Head	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee had been pulling customer orders while operating a forklift when a second employee heard him call for help. He was found sitting in a pool of blood with a large cut on the head, requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-19	Middleton	Wisconsin	Livesey Painting, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
On August 19, 2019, an employee was working on a baker's scaffold while mudding drywall inside a commercial building. At approximately 11:20 a.m., the employee was standing on the scaffold and using his arms to move the scaffold across the floor when he lost balance and fell over the guardrails, landing on the concrete floor below. He fractured seven ribs and his skull.
2019-07-26	Angleton	Texas	Seabreeze Recovery, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a ratcheting lifting device to lift the tongue of the pull-behind hydro-seeder off of the hitch of the bull dozer. Once it was off the hitch, the tongue fell and landed on the injured employee's left foot. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the left foot and toes, as well as the amputation of the fourth toe.
2019-07-18	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Pretium Packaging Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was conducting a changeover on a blow molding machine and was caught in the machine while making an adjustment. The employee's left arm was amputated at the elbow and the right hand was also amputated.
2019-07-15	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	USA Pork Packers Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 15, 2019, at approximately 5:15 PM, an employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw. The employee's glove got caught on the bandsaw blade and pulled his left thumb into the blade resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip.
2019-07-13	Littleton	Colorado	South Broadway Motors, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside when he passed out from heat exhaustion.
2019-07-11	Bridgeton	Missouri	SSM DEPAUL HEALTH CENTER	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground, breaking her right kneecap and left wrist.
2019-07-02	Princeton	Missouri	Smithfield Hog Production	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion while driving a tractor, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-24	Appleton	Wisconsin	Pierce Manufacturing Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On June 24, 2019, at 1:20 p.m., an employee and coworker were attempting to install a transverse compartment box weighing approximately 60 pounds in the back of a cab when the box slipped out of the employee's hand. The employee's left index finger was then pinched between the box and the wall of the cab, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-06-19	Piketon	Ohio	Ohio Valley Veneer, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was attempting to move a wet log that was dislodged from a loading platform in a sawmill when the log slipped and crushed the employee's finger against equipment, resulting in an amputation.
2019-06-11	Littleton	Colorado	Best Steel LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A load of material suspended from a forklift became unstable and fell, breaking an employee's leg.
2019-06-10	Bridgeton	New Jersey	Ardagh Glass Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a portable temperature probe used to take temperatures on blanks when the blanks closed on the employee's finger, amputating the right index fingertip.
2019-06-08	Princeton	New Jersey	Allan Industries	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On 6/08/2019, an employee was power washing a building from inside a motorized bucket lift when the water hose of the power washer became lodged in the lift, causing it to trigger the up switch located in the bucket. When the lift began to rise unexpectedly, the employee jumped out of the lift, falling approximately 12 feet to the concrete sidewalk below. The employee fractured the left arm, nasal, and orbital bones; suffered a concussion and blood clot; and lacerated the left leg.
2019-06-03	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Progressive Converting	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 3, 2019, at approximately 12:00 PM, a temporary employee was placing reams of paper onto a conveyor when her glove was caught pulling her left hand into an area where two conveyors converge. The employee's left ring and pinky fingers were injured and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-29	Bridgeton	Missouri	BLUE GRASS LAWNCARE OF ST. LOUIS	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While cleaning the restroom with bleach, an employee suffered an asthma attack and was hospitalized.
2019-05-29	Angleton	Texas	Thermal Polymer Systems	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was conducting abrasive blasting on a 2-inch wide support for a garden chair. The hose dropped and the blasting material struck the back of his right leg.
2019-05-23	Appleton	Wisconsin	Plexus Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a pallet transfer lift when she reached under the lift to check the alignment of the lifting tabs and the lifting tabs engaged the underside of the unit, catching her left index finger between the lifting tab and the bottom of the unit. She suffered a fingertip amputation.
2019-05-18	Appleton	Wisconsin	IGO Legacy Hotel Group, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting chairs when he experienced pain in his back from a bulging disc.
2019-05-08	Wahpeton	North Dakota	Comdel Innovation, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing an automated metering valve in a cyclone overspray collector and amputated the left index and middle fingertips when the metering valve actuated.
2019-05-02	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	PFNonwovens LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On May 2, 2019, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was utilizing a hanger tool to remove fibers from the bottom of the C beam diffuser from the side of the beam. The employee was using the tool with his right hand and reached over the railing and grabbed the fibers with his gloved left hand. The fibers pulled the employee's left hand and forearm into the heated press roll (248 degrees F). The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the left hand and forearm.
2019-04-11	Middleton	Wisconsin	Kwik Trip, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while walking down stairs. She suffered a broken left tibia and a dislocated left ankle.
2019-04-10	Bridgeton	Missouri	RNA CONTRACTING	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a skylight while conducting roof repair. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-05	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	USA Pork Packers Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a meat saw. The saw amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.
2019-04-04	Appleton	Wisconsin	Crescent Electric Supply Co.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
On April 4, 2019, an employee was unloading pipe from a van to a loading dock. The employee suffered a hernia and was hospitalized.
2019-03-25	Littleton	New Hampshir	Littleton Millwork, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation and lacerations on two additional fingers while operating a wood jointer.
2019-03-21	Princeton	Texas	Walmart #7178	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting a box from a freezer while standing on a ladder. She fell from the ladder and broke her leg.
2019-03-20	Appleton	Wisconsin	Ascension WI NE-Saint Elizabeth	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was hospitalized after falling on ice.