Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-27	Huntington	Wv	Engines, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was lifting a steel flat bar onto rollers to straighten it. The employee's left ring finger was caught between a roller and the bar, causing an amputation to the fingertip.
2020-07-07	Huntington	West Virgini	J. H. Fletcher & Co.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was watching as equipment was loaded onto a flatbed truck. The employee was caught between the machine carrier's two moving poles while unhooking a chain, suffering four broken ribs.
2020-06-15	Huntington	West Virgini	Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using his right hand to clean residual dough out of a trough. The door to the trough was locked in the up position while the employee was cleaning out the excess dough. The employee bumped the trough and the door suddenly released and slid down, striking the employee's right hand and resulting in a partial amputation of the right ring finger.
2020-04-27	Huntington	West Virgini	Cabell Huntington Hopsital	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in a hallway, when she scuffed her foot, lost balance, and fell on her left knee, fracturing her patella.
2020-04-23	Huntington	New York	Huntington Crest Club, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting trees when a branch fell on him. He suffered broken ribs.
2020-03-04	Huntington	West Virgini	SWVA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was observing a changeover of a rolling mill. The carriage moved and pinched the employee's right hand, amputating the middle finger above the tip.
2020-01-07	Huntington Station	New York	Elecnor Hawkeye, LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a utility line installing new equipment. The employee was attempting to change the battery on an impact gun when the employee's left hand contacted the tail of the conductor, causing electrical burns to the hand. Gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.
2019-01-11	Huntington	New York	Northwell Health Services	Brain	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was leaving a patient's house and getting in her car when she was struck by a passing motorist. She suffered a head injury.
2018-07-23	Huntington	West Virgini	Richwood Investment Casting, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Bodily conditions, n.e.c.
On 07/23/18, an employee was working with a grinder and low carbon cast steel shot that contained iron, manganese, carbon, and silica. He experienced respiratory issues and leg and foot swelling. He was hospitalized for congestive heart failure.
2018-07-17	Huntington	West Virgini	Gulf Interstate Engineering	Jaw, chin	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was struck in the jaw by a section of conduit as it was being pulled from the ground by an excavator and broke free. The employee's jaw fractured.
2018-07-13	Huntington	West Virgini	Ohio Concrete Sawing and Drilling of Columbus, Inc.	Face	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On July 13, 2018, an employee was cutting the top of a concrete wall with a gas-powered handsaw. The saw kicked back, striking and lacerating the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-10	Huntington	New York	Verizon	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was moving an interface box into a small space in the basement ceiling of a house. The employee came into contact with an exposed live wire in the space and was shocked. He suffered contusions and bruising on his right elbow, as well as dizziness.
2018-04-15	Huntington	West Virgini	SWVA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading clips into a robotic welder when a clip fell into or near the machine. As he attempted to retrieve the clip, a moving part struck and broke his hand.
2018-01-19	Huntington Station	New York	L.I. Child and Family Development Services Inc., dba Long Island Head Start	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a food blender and amputated her left middle finger to the first knuckle and sustained lacerations to two other fingers on the left hand.
2017-09-15	Huntington	West Virgini	Huntington Alloys Corporation	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was assisting with maintenance on a mini mill when he tripped/slipped on a mill sled track and fell to the ground, injuring his lower back. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-24	Huntington	West Virgini	Triton Construction	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to tighten a control rod on a concrete power screed when it ran over his right leg, breaking his tibia and fibula.
2017-03-01	Huntington	West Virgini	Huntington Alloys Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On March 1, 2017, at approximately 3:00 a.m., an employee was injured while visually checking a belt drive in the Thistle Area. A jam had occurred in the crusher. The machine was locked out, the jam was cleared, and the machine was started back up. The employee gained access to a catwalk and knelt down to check the tightness of the belt drive when his knee made contact with a piece of metal causing him to react by throwing his hand out. His gloved hand made contact with the unguarded, moving bel
2016-07-28	Huntington	West Virgini	Swift Transportation Co. Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While driving, a truck driver became ill from exposure to diesel exhaust fumes.
2016-07-28	Huntington	West Virgini	Special Metals	Ankle(s)	Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
On July 28, 2016, at approximately 10:00 p.m., an employee was on a locomotive that struck a metal plate next to a rail, causing the plate to flip up and strike the employee on the leg. He suffered a fracture to the left ankle area.
2016-05-31	Huntington Station	New York	USPS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level
An employee was chased by a dog and while running away the employee fell on cement and broke a rib.
2016-04-27	Huntington	West Virgini	Caledonian Alloys	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On April 26, 2016, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an employee was changing a filter basket that removes fines from the alkaline cleaner. The employee unscrewed the lid and was struck by hot water and detergent (sodium hydroxide mix) under 26 psi, causing second and third degree burns to his upper torso, arms, and back. He was wearing a hard hat, eye protection, hearing protection, boots, and nitro gloves at the time. Chemical resistant clothing was not worn, and lockout/tag-out was not performed, w
2016-04-26	Huntington	West Virgini	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 26, 2016, at approximately 4:00 p.m., an employee was adjusting the brush table, which is part of the equipment that loads buns into bags. To adjust the brush table, the employee loosens a lock bolt, slides the brush table forward or backward, and retightens the lock bolt. While adjusting the brush table with his right hand, the employee's right index finger was pinched between the pusher on the bagger and the brush table, amputating the fingertip.
2016-04-08	Huntington	West Virgini	Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On April 8, 2016, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a maintenance employee was standing on a stepladder, working above the ceiling. The employee was using PVC cutters to cut into a clogged pipe. When the pipe was cut, a corrosive liquid showered onto the employee's head, face, and arms. The employee received chemical burns and was hospitalized
2015-09-19	Huntington	New York	The Stop & Shop Supermarkets Company LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee sustained severe lacerations to the pinky and ring fingers of his left hand while cutting bone in pork on a band saw.
2015-09-10	Huntington	West Virgini	RIVERPARK HOSPITAL	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On September 10, 2015, an employee was attempting to close a door to a patient's room while the patient was trying to pull it open. The door slammed shut and the employee's right index finger was caught between the door and the door jam, crushing his fingertip. The fingertip was later surgically amputated.
2015-09-09	Huntington	West Virgini	Caledonian Alloys	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an alligator shear to cut a nickel alloy plate when his hand and thumb contacted the shear's nip point. The bone behind his knuckle was crushed/fractured.
2015-08-28	Huntington	West Virgini	Special Metals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 28, 2015, at approximately 6:45pm, while performing maintenance on a machine, another employee activated the machine after receiving verbal confirmation from the mechanic to go ahead. The maintenance mechanic suffered the amputation of his left thumb after it was pinched between a table and material near the entry end of the cap line.
2015-08-19	Huntington	West Virgini	Cabell Huntington Hospital	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized after suffering breathing difficulties related to a compressed air spray operation to spray paint fire extinguishers conducted on August 19, 2015. A respirator wasn't worn and no monitoring was conducted to determine employee exposure during spray operations.
2015-07-31	Huntington	West Virgini	Atlas Industrial Contractors, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was spraying water onto scrap steel that had spilled out of a furnace and had been cut into pieces using an oxygen lance. A steam explosion occurred, causing a second degree steam burn to his face and hands. He was hospitalized.
2015-05-16	Huntington	West Virgini	Huntington Alloys Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On May 16, 2015, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a maintenance employee suffered an amputation of the left pinky finger just below the nailbed. The employee was using a Porta power pump and ram to remove a bearing from the end of a roll when the employee's finger got smashed between the ram and bearing. The pump was running at the time of the incident.
2015-04-09	Huntington	West Virgini	Huntington Alloys Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 9, 2015, at approximately 2:45 p.m., an employee suffered an amputation of the left ring finger as he performed maintenance on the new Midwest grinder dust collection system. While installing a belt on the drive pulley, his finger got pinched between the pulley and drive belt, amputating his finger pad.