Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-08 | Hannibal | Mo | WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was being trained to operate a machine when their finger was caught on the machine, resulting an a partial amputation. | |||||
2021-03-22 | Hannibal | Mo | CONSOLIDATED MACHINE & WELDING | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working on a press brake machine. As he aligned sheet metal against the backstop, the machine actuated and injured both his hands. | |||||
2019-04-15 | Hannibal | Missouri | ENNIS-FLINT | Lower leg(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was kneeling down next to an empty IBC tote when a forklift approached to lift the tote. The tote struck and injured the employee; he was hospitalized for a fractured left tibia. | |||||
2018-05-14 | Hannibal | Missouri | Independent's Service Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was walking through a door when strong winds grabbed the door and slammed it into her left hand, partially severing her left pinky finger. She was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2018-04-23 | Hannibal | Missouri | GENERAL MILLS | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning underneath a bulk tote dumpster using a compressed air wand when he noticed a piece of cardboard lodged underneath. He was attempting to blow out the cardboard when the machine cycled, pinning his arm between the piece of equipment and the floor. He sustained injuries to his left forearm that included a broken radius and ulna as well as lacerations to the skin. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-10-24 | Hannibal | Missouri | Park Place Sign Systems, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a router when his hand slipped and contacted the machine, amputating his middle finger and lacerating his index finger. | |||||
2016-07-06 | Hannibal | Missouri | BUCKHORN RUBBER PRODUCTS INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was attempting to help the mill operator start a strip of sticky rubber on the take-off belt when his left index finger came into contact with the mill knives and was amputated behind the nail bed in front of the first knuckle. | |||||
2016-06-23 | Hannibal | Missouri | Continental Contitech | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading a hose for testing in a tensioner when the clamping mechanism activated while his index finger was between the clamp and hose. When he pulled away, his fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2016-01-22 | Hannibal | Missouri | Buckhorn Rubber Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating an injection molding machine when a hand was caught in the mold, amputating two fingers. The remaining three fingers were surgically amputated. | |||||
2015-04-28 | Hannibal | Missouri | WATLOW HANNIBAL DIVISION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee operating a metal shear received a fingertip amputation on the middle finger of his left hand. |