Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Locust Grove	Ga	Home Depot DFC 6777	Multiple pelvic region locations	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two clamp trucks collided as one was coming out of an aisle. The fork on one truck struck the other truck's operator in the hip/pelvis area, causing a fracture there.
2021-11-16	Prairie Grove	Ar	Jack Tyler Engineering Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Employee 1 was using a crane truck to pull pipe out of a wet well to be cut for removal. As the pipe was brought out of the 40-foot well, employee 2 rolled the pipe to be cut on the other side. While it was still connected to the hoisting cable, the pipe kicked back and knocked employee 1 into the wet well. Employee 1 sustained a right wrist fracture, back fracture, and a torn aorta.
2021-11-08	China Grove	Tx	Lone Star Bakery	Arm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's arm got caught in a conveyor, resulting in a broken arm.
2021-10-21	Elk Grove Village	Il	Arrow Home Products Company	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two fork trucks collided at the corner of an intersection. An employee suffered a broken foot that required hospitalization.
2021-10-15	Grove City	Oh	HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using an air powered spray gun to apply peelable paint to a unit when they dropped the spray gun. The employee tried to catch the spray gun and hit the trigger, causing it to spray through their glove and into their right thumb.
2021-10-08	Elk Grove Village	Il	Miracapo Pizza Company LLC dba LIttle Lady Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a pizza packaging line. The employee adjusted the side rail of the line and his ring finger got caught in the drive chain, resulting in an amputation of the distal end of the finger.
2021-10-05	Downers Grove	Il	Mc Mahon Maintenance	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At 10:00 a.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was climbing a portable ladder when it slipped out from under him. He fell about 10 feet to the driveway below, suffering head and back injuries. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-29	Locust Grove	Ok	Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was in a bucket working on a set of powerlines when he had to reposition his bucket truck. The knuckle of the boom truck hit a tree branch, which put the boom under tension. When the employee moved forward, the bucket jerked free from the branch, causing him to fall 15 feet from bucket to the ground and resulting in a broken L1 vertebra that required surgery.
2021-09-24	China Grove	Tx	Lone Star Bakery	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unclogging a dough depositor and funnel device on a production line when their middle finger got caught in the device, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-22	Groveport	Oh	LaserShip	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
On September 22, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift inside a truck when the truck pulled away, causing the forklift to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury.
2021-09-20	Grove City	Oh	Sherwin Williams	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a paint extruder machine when It began to gum up. Half an inch of his left thumb was amputated in an opening on the machine.
2021-09-16	Elk Grove Village	Il	Arrow Home Products	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 16, 2021, an employee was operating a plastic trimmer when it lacerated his right hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery for tendon repair.
2021-09-15	Buffalo Grove	Il	Vapor Bus International	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right thumb got caught in the moving chain and sprocket of a lathe resulting in amputation of the thumb tip. The drive chain assembly was not locked out at the time.
2021-09-13	Grove City	Pa	GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a de-tensioner to loosen a bolt that was installed in a locomotive engine casing. The reaction arm slipped off the main bolt and caught the employee's hand against the engine block. The employee sustained fractured bones in the hand that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-08-19	Groveport	Oh	Amsted Rail Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On August 19, 2021, an employee was struck by a forklift and sustained lacerations to the right leg requiring hospitalization.
2021-08-11	Downers Grove	Il	Panera Bread	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting bagels with a bagel slicer. The slicer blade amputated the tip of his right ring finger.
2021-08-11	Downers Grove	Il	T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an open cabinet door in a store, fell, and suffered a broken left femur.
2021-08-09	Elk Grove Village	Il	Ultra Specialties, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting parts on a horizontal band saw when it amputated three fingers on his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-30	Elk Grove Village	Il	HMF EXPRESS	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 30, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., an employee was working at a 90-ton hydraulic brake press to bend door parts. The press cycled and the employee's left forearm and right hand were caught in the pinch point between both dies. The employee's left forearm was crushed and his right palm was fractured. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-07-16	Grove City	Oh	Crown Lift Trucks Columbus	Forearm(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee had replaced a hydraulic hose on a forklift and was removing the blocks when a block kicked out. The mast and forks came down and struck him in the right forearm, cutting and fracturing the forearm.
2021-07-12	Elk Grove Village	Il	R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a tool to clear a jam in the rotary cutter machine when the door on the machine closed on his left thumb resulting in a loss of flesh on the front of the thumb without bone loss.
2021-07-06	Grove City	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An temporary employee was collecting a small bundle of yard waste from the curb and loading it into the rear hopper area of a sanitation truck. The packer panel was activated and the employee's left hand was caught by the panel and crushed.
2021-06-25	Groveport	Oh	JS Products	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking stock in an aisle when she was struck by a 400-pound bundle of cardboard boxes that fell from 50 feet above her. The employee suffered injuries to her head, neck, back, and arms that required hospitalization.
2021-06-18	Groves	Tx	Retail Investors of Texas, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was assisting a customer with securing their vehicle that was on a trailer when the vehicle rolled forward. His right index finger was caught in a pinch point and amputated.
2021-06-14	Selinsgrove	Pa	Durabuilt Homes LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On June 14, 2021, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee was on a mezzanine handing a tool to a co-worker beneath him. The top rail of the mezzanine's guardrail broke and the employee fell 9 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hip and left elbow.
2021-06-10	Grovetown	Ga	GIW INDUSTRIES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a load from the mold area to the melting area. The employee was lowering the mold when his pinky finger was crushed by the mold, resulting in a broken finger.
2021-06-03	Grove City	Oh	Halcore Group Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was moving grating onto a hole in a mezzanine floor when he fell feet-first through the hole to the concrete floor 10 feet below, resulting in three fractured vertebrae, a broken rib, and a concussion.
2021-06-02	Downers Grove	Il	Commonwealth Edison	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee and a co-worker were getting ready to splice underground wires when a screwdriver that had put on a wall made contact with the old wire, causing a flash. The employee suffered burns to their arm, hand, leg, and face that required hospitalization.
2021-05-20	Grove City	Pa	Ward Trucking, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving freight inside a trailer for delivery. The employee fell off the truck's lift gate to the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae.
2021-05-12	Cottage Grove	Mn	U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Inv.	Thigh(s)	Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
On May 12, 2021, an employee was attending quarterly firearms training when her 9mm discharged into her right thigh and exited out of her lower right leg.
2021-05-05	Downers Grove	Il	Moldtronics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing plastic parts from an injection molding machine. The machine malfunctioned and closed on the employee's right hand, causing the amputation of the middle finger.
2021-04-19	Morton Grove	Il	McGrath Imports, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a window regulator when the mechanism amputated the employee's left index finger.
2021-04-14	Groveport	Oh	Heidelberg USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee and a co-worker were troubleshooting a printing press when a part inside the machine came down on the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation at the cuticle that required surgery to reattach.
2021-03-24	Shady Grove	Pa	GROVE US, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was inside a gantry press, trying to reposition a jack. The machine was started while the employee's left hand was outside the boom. The employee's hand was crushed.
2021-03-10	Locust Grove	Ga	Honeywell Intelligrated	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a conveyor belt system when his glove was caught in the machine pulling his left arm into the moving belt and resulting in a fractured arm and lacerations. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-09	Downers Grove	Il	Orkin LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in a wet, muddy yard, suffering a broken ankle.
2021-03-03	Locust Grove	Ok	Oklahoma Roofing Co.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
A partly filled bucked of hot asphalt was dropped on an employee's arm. The employee suffered burns to the left arm and left ear.
2021-02-19	Grove City	Oh	Charter Communications LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was preparing to leave a job site and was picking up traffic cones when he slipped on black ice and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-02-08	Grovetown	Ga	Nutritional Resources, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jammed film pouch from a food packaging machine when the machine amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
2021-01-26	Grove City	Oh	Tigerpoly Manufacturing, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a rubber blow machine. The employee was clearing excess rubber at the top of the machine when it started. Its hydraulic piston struck the employee's right hand, causing three fractures.
2021-01-15	Elk Grove Village	Il	Bake's Steel Erectors, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell backward from a flatbed truck. His head struck the ground. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-14	Grovetown	Ga	John Deere Commercial Products, Inc	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a golf cart. A tractor struck the cart, and the employee's left leg was pinned between the two.
2021-01-12	Elk Grove Village	Il	Alvarez Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning up brush on the ground when a loose branch weighing approximately 40 pounds fell 10 feet to the ground and bounced toward the employee's chest, striking them and causing a rib fracture.
2021-01-08	Groveport	Oh	Honeywell	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A temporary employee was using a stand-up reach truck to put away product in a storage rack area. The truck struck the upright supports on a rack, and the first three fingers on the employee's left hand were crushed between the two.
2021-01-06	Elk Grove Village	Il	Advance Electrical Supply	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee fell off a truck while trying to unload it. A wire reel then fell from the truck onto the employee and injured his leg.
2021-01-05	Elm Grove	La	BRUCE OAKLEY FERTILIZER	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading the fertilizer hopper in the fertilizer house. As he was loading the hopper, his left foot was caught in the hopper while breaking up a fertilizer clump, resulting in injuries to his left foot that required surgery and hospitalization.
2020-10-02	Pittsgrove	Nj	Bancroft	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
While mopping the floor with hot water, an employee slipped and fell in the water. The employee sustained burns on the arms, torso, and buttocks.
2020-10-02	Groveport	Oh	O'Day Electric	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting a scissor lift. He was climbing down the three steps and missed the last step, fell backward and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with bleeding in the brain.
2020-09-25	Honey Grove	Tx	Garney Companies, Inc.	Multiple arm locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crew was using a hydraulic tunneling jack to push a carrier pipe into a tunnel. An employee was adjusting the rigging on the tunnel jack machine when the push plate became dislodged from the end of the pipe and fell. The plate struck the employee and came to rest on the backside of the tunnel pit. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left humerus, a fractured right ulna, and lacerations to the head and knees.
2020-09-22	Council Grove	Ks	Flint Hills Rural Electric Coop Association Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A work crew was unloading a used 35-foot power pole to a residential site. The pole rolled off the digger derrick truck, fell approximately 30 feet, and landed on the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion, a fractured shoulder and ribs, and internal injuries.
2020-09-04	Locust Grove	Ok	Wilbert Funeral Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been preparing a grave site. He collapsed due to heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
2020-09-01	Willow Grove	Pa	Kautz Construction	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
While working from an aerial lift, an employee came into contact with an overhead energized line. The employee was shocked and suffered a burn to the hand.
2020-08-20	Groveport	Oh	Amsted Rail Inc. - Groveport Facility	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a system when his left middle finger was caught between the mount and guiderail of a stencil machine. The tip of the finger was amputated with no bone loss.
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbon
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
An employee was grinding/welding inside a tanker truck tank. An explosion blew out the aluminum head and it struck the employee, knocking the employee unconscious and causing a broken collarbone, broken ribs, and brain swelling.
2020-08-12	Grove City	Pa	George Junior Republic	Skull	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On 8/12/2020, an employee was meeting with a juvenile around 2030 hours. The juvenile became aggressive and the employee attempted to restrain them. The juvenile assaulted the employee, resulting in the employee's head hitting a chair. The employee was knocked unconscious and the juvenile continued to assault him. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
2020-08-10	Elk Grove Village	Il	Metal Impact LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 10, 2020, an employee was removing tools from a press. He was using his right hand to operate the hoist chain while his left hand was on the eye bolt. When he pulled the hoist chain, it created tension on the eye bolt as it picked up the load. His left index finger was then crushed between the eye bolt and the spinner, resulting in a finger amputation.
2020-08-06	Groveport	Oh	Amsted Rail Company, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
While inspecting completed railroad wheels, a railroad wheel fell on an employee's legs and knocked him over. The employee suffered a compound fracture in his left ankle, broken metatarsals in his right foot, and an injury to his right ankle.
2020-07-02	Spring Grove	Pennsylvania	DM Coatings Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
While climbing down a ladder at a water treatment plant, an employee fell into a 10-foot-deep pit, landing on the cement floor and suffering a head injury.
2020-06-10	Spring Grove	Pennsylvania	H & H General Excavating	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been operating a gasoline powered water pump. When the water pump ran out of gasoline, the employee went to add gasoline and the gasoline fumes ignited. The employee was burned on the left hand, left arm, and left leg.
2020-06-01	Spring Grove	Pennsylvania	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee torch-cut an expansion joint around a piece of ductwork at a cage mill. After removal of the last piece of expansion joint, the top pipe chute came down and caught the employee's right arm between the top pipe chute and the bottom pipe chute. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the right arm, requiring hospitalization for surgery.
2020-05-01	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Chicagoland Home Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edge bander. The moving saw blade partially amputated the employee's little finger.
2020-03-27	Grove City	Ohio	Port Logistics Group	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a forklift in a warehouse. As he was backing up with a skid (wood pallet) load, the load caught on a beam post; his head hit the handle of the forklift and his abdomen hit the steering wheel. He suffered a vertical cut between his eyebrows, about 2-2.5 inches long, as well as an abdominal injury with possible internal bleeding.
2020-03-09	Grove City	Ohio	Antonio Lopez Sanchez	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a scaffold while sanding drywall. The employee suffered a broken, leg, arm, and finger.
2020-02-18	Groveland	Florida	QUALITY CONTRACTOR LLC.	Wrist(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing metal decking when he went through a hole and fell 12 feet to the next lower level, suffering broken wrists.
2020-02-14	Groveport	Ohio	SADDLE CREEK CORPORATION	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
At about 12:00 p.m. on February 14, 2020, an employee was taking product through a warehouse using a stand-up clamp truck. He fell off the lift, struck his head on the concrete ground, and lost consciousness, beginning to shake. He was hospitalized, in a coma and suffering from a skull laceration.
2020-02-14	Grove City	Ohio	Eastern Truck and Trailer	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from a scissor lift, landing about 10 feet below and suffering two broken ribs, a sprained ankle, and a sprained wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-10	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	D&W Fine Pack LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on an extruder when he went into the winder to re-thread the sheet. He asked his helper to position the turret forward to gain access to the sheet roll. When the helper rotated the turret, the employee was caught between the idle roller and the pull roll guard. The injured employee sustained fractured ribs.
2020-01-28	Council Grove	Kansas	Diversicare of Council Grove LLC	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was assisting a patient, tripped over an electric wheel chair foot rest, and fell to the floor striking a door jamb/frame during the fall. The employee was hospitalized for a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
2020-01-27	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Camis Industries Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was sweeping the floor by the shipping dock when he attempted to move a molded piece of steel with his hands. The steel then fell on his leg, causing fractures to his leg and toes.
2020-01-24	Grove City	Ohio	Daily Services, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach truck when it collided with a support beam. The employee's left leg was pinned between the truck and the beam and was broken below the knee.
2020-01-19	Groves	Texas	Keystone Engineering, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was helping a client unclog a dryer discharge chute when hot process water and salts spilled onto the employee, causing second degree burns to 25 percent of his body.
2020-01-16	Spring Grove	Pennsylvania	Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was mixing a batch of starch. As the employee added steam to the mixer, the starch overflowed. The employee slipped on the hot starch, which burned the employee's left hand and lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-08	West Grove	Pennsylvania	YMCA of Greater Brandywine	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell while walking on a wet pool deck to enter a locker room.
2020-01-07	Grovetown	Georgia	GIW Minerals, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting a part with an overhead crane when the part dislodged from the rigging system and moved toward the employee and fractured the employee's hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-03	Western Grove	Arkansas	Mcclain Forest Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a planer when it became jammed. He was attempting to unjam the equipment when his right hand made contact with the top of the planer head, amputating his fingers and mangling his hand. The planer was running at the time of the incident.
2019-09-16	Morton Grove	Illinois	Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventive maintenance and was removing built-up grease from a moving chain when his right index fingertip was amputated.
2019-09-13	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Cooper Lighting, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a standup forklift in reverse after placing a skid of material on the storage rack. The forklift struck a boom attachment that was stored in the area and the boom struck the employee's left leg causing a compound fracture to the lower leg.
2019-09-12	Groveport	Ohio	Forward Air, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee bent down to grab a dock plate. The employee's right foot became tangled in a door strap and the employee fell backwards to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left wrist. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2019-09-04	Groveland	Florida	Raney Construction	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was helping a forklift operator from the ground when the forks became stuck under material. They then recoiled and struck the employee in the throat, bruising it. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-03	Morton Grove	Illinois	Menard, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was using a pallet jack to move a pallet of boxes and was struck by a reversing forklift. The employee sustained a crushed right foot that resulted in amputation of three toes, a right ankle fracture, and a torn meniscus in the right knee.
2019-08-29	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	Building Solutions Since 1977, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw. The employee hit the stop button and reached toward the machine to clear out some saw dust and debris. The blade had not stopped moving at the time and partially amputated the employee's right thumb.
2019-07-30	Union Grove	Wisconsin	CTW Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
Two employees were running a rig to brush a well. One employee's finger was pulled into a pulley by a cable as he checked cable tension. The tip of his right index finger was severed.
2019-07-29	Downers Grove	Illinois	Pepperidge Farm, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 29, 2019,at 10:30 a.m., an employee was preparing to add sugar product to a metering chute. He reached up into the metering chute to verify the equipment was off and his right middle finger was struck by a pneumatic slide gate. His finger was fractured and lacerated, resulting in a surgical fingertip amputation.
2019-07-24	Grove City	Ohio	Nuway Incorporated	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting in the cab of an excavator as employees were taking a trench box apart. A pin was pulled and the trench box's connecting bar went into the cab of the excavator, striking the employee's left leg and fracturing it below the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-07-03	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Axis Warehouse, LLC	Heel(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift inside a truck when the truck began to pull away. The employee jumped out of the forklift and broke both heels.
2019-06-21	Groveland	Florida	Lyneer Staffing Solutions	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using a heat sealing gun powered by propane when he experienced asthmatic symptoms, including shortness of breath and slight disorientation. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-20	Honey Grove	Texas	J.D. Abrams L.P.	Knee(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee became light-headed due to heat and missed his step on a rebar mat. His left leg went through the rebar mat and his left knee sustained a cut.
2019-06-20	Mountain Grove	Missouri	Wal-Mart Supercenter	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on her knee in the deli department. She fractured her kneecap.
2019-06-14	Coconut Grove	Florida	Eric Construction, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was operating a saw cutter while cutting a concrete slab (balcony) on the second floor level of a residential home when he slipped and fell approximately 8 feet down to the concrete ground level. He was hospitalized with a head fracture, a spinal fracture, and rib fractures.
2019-05-30	Grove	Oklahoma	Lowes Home Improvement Center, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee had climbed to the top of a ladder to stock tools. The wheels on the bottom of the ladder were not locked and another employee began to move the ladder to another location. The employee on top of the ladder lost balance and fell to the floor, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2019-05-25	Groveland	Florida	Cal-Maine Foods	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 24-inch high platform cleaning exhaust fans when he slipped and fell to the floor, breaking his hand and some bones in his fingers and dislocating his wrist.
2019-05-13	Oak Grove	Louisiana	Carlton Structural Services Corp.	Multiple face locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was picking up rigging shackles at the foundation base of a purposed cell tower. A climber on the tower had a tool pouch with a wrench that came loose off of his belt. The tool bag and metal wrench fell and struck the employee in the face, lacerating his upper lip and breaking his jaw and teeth.
2019-05-09	Grove City	Ohio	Walmart Stores Inc	Foot (feet)	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was adjusting freight in a trailer and suffered a compound fracture to the left foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-22	Groveland	Florida	H2A Complete II, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been picking oranges all day when he began to suffer from heat exhaustion. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-16	Groveport	Ohio	Gap Inc	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right hand and four fingers were caught between a tracking roller and conveyor belt, causing abrasions and burns to the knuckles and the back of the right hand.
2019-04-12	Shady Grove	Pennsylvania	GROVE US, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's left index finger was caught between a parts rack and a jib crane hook, resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-04-09	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	All-State Industries, Inc.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading material between rollers on a press machine. The machine engaged and caused the material to shift, catching his right middle finger. The fingernail and nailbed were amputated.
2019-04-02	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	ROSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was receiving freight when the loading plate malfunctioned and would not move up. The employee tried to move the plate with his hand, and the dock plate was knocked back and hit his right hand, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.
2019-04-01	Cottage Grove	Oregon	Forest Service, Cottage Grove RD	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was bucking a fir log when the tension released, launching the log into the air. The log landed on the employee, resulting in two fractured vertebrae in the neck, one back vertebra fracture, five broken ribs, a broken clavicle, a punctured and collapsed lung on one side, a partial collapsed lung on the other side, multiple contusions and scrapes, and a chipped tooth.