Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-21	Gibsonton	Fl	Advanced Airfoil Components LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee began moving a cart with a ceramic mold on top of it when the mold fell off the cart and smashed the employee's left hand, resulting in a broken middle finger.
2021-10-15	Gibsonia	Pa	UPS	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on wet grass while walking to a residence to make a delivery. The employee suffered a broken leg.
2021-05-20	Gibson City	Il	Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services	Thigh(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee bumped into another employee coming out of a dish room. She fell to the floor, suffering a broken left femur.
2021-05-19	Gibsonton	Fl	DHL Supply Chain	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was making a delivery to a customer location. The employee's foot was caught between the truck's liftgate and the rear bumper as the liftgate was raised causing a crushing injury to his right big toe.
2020-06-26	Gibson	Pennsylvania	Wayco Inc.	Multiple body parts	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a roller on an incline. As the roller backed down the incline, it began to roll quickly downhill, struck a parked work truck, and rolled over. The employee suffered head, arms, and upper extremity injuries.
2020-05-27	Gibsonia	Pennsylvania	Burns and Scalo Roofing Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing up an extension ladder to secure it at the top. The bottom kicked out and the employee fell 17 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised spleen and fractures to the leg, wrist, and ribs.
2020-05-13	Gibsonia	Pennsylvania	PENNLINE SERVICE	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a grease gun to grease a wood chipper turret. The chipper was spun, and the employee's right index finger was pinched in a grease outlet hole on the chipper. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-08-12	Port Gibson	Mississippi	ENTERGY Grand Gulf	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was tightening bolts on a resin tank. The employee was using a slugging hammer, which hit and crushed the employee's finger.
2019-04-10	Fort Gibson	Oklahoma	Hammon Custodis, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was holding the tag line for a debris bucket that was being lowered to the ground. The bucket caught the edge of a floor and tipped, spilling part of its contents onto the employee. He suffered fractured neck vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2019-03-29	Gibson	Louisiana	Modern American Recycling (MARS)	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was rigging on a project to remove large pieces of scrap material when the foundation of the structure gave way, causing it to fall on the employee. The employee suffered a cracked rib and cut on the head.
2018-06-07	Gibsonia	Pennsylvania	Abarta Coca Cola Beverages	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding a dock plate down and crushed a finger between the dock plate and his steel-toed boot, resulting in an amputation.
2017-08-14	Gibsonia	Pennsylvania	North Suburban Tree Service, Inc	Head and trunk	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a grapple log skidder to move cut trees when it rolled over the side of a hill and partially landed on the side of the turnpike below. He suffered multiple skull fractures and a fractured T3 vertebra.
2017-03-17	Fort Gibson	Oklahoma	Refresco US, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam a boxing machine. The machine cycled and his right hand was caught in a chain and sprocket resulting in several broken fingers. The right pinky finger was later amputated.
2016-09-16	Fort Gibson	Oklahoma	GREENLEAF NURSERY COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was attaching base timber to a green house structure. The employee was drilling holes in the lumber with a power drill when the drill bit caught the aligning string. The string subsequently wrapped around the end of the employee's left middle finger and amputated the fingertip.
2016-07-03	Gibson City	Illinois	Niemann Foods, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee walked out carrying a till when she tripped on a cardboard box on the floor. She fell and broke her left hip.
2016-05-27	Fort Gibson	Oklahoma	Whitlock Packaging Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on the case packer line and amputated a fingertip.
2016-03-07	Gibsonia	Pennsylvania	3 Rivers Ice Cream Service, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a pallet jack to move material when the employee's foot was caught between two pallet jacks. The employee sustained crushing injuries and broken bones to the foot and ankle.
2015-11-11	Fort Gibson	Oklahoma	Brock Services, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee on the ground level was struck by a temporary wooden barrier that fell from four stories above. The employee suffered fractures and internal bleeding.
2015-10-19	Gibsonburg	Ohio	James Coe Wood Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about October 19, 2015, an employee's left-hand index finger was amputated by the chain of a red iron chain conveyor. The employee was hospitalized.