Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Mingo Junction	Oh	JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On November 15, 2021, an employee was splashed with molten metal while measuring steel in a mold. The employee sustained multiple third degree burns on their neck, right hand, and right leg.
2021-09-07	White River Junction	Vt	US Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was trying to remove a stuck pin on a loading dock. The employee fell off the loading dock about 3 feet to the pavement below, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula.
2021-09-03	Hopewell Junction	Ny	Global Foundries	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was putting on a cleanroom suit. When he stood up, he slipped and twisted his left ankle resulting in a fall and a fractured ankle.
2020-09-26	Grand Junction	Co	Anytime Labor - Colorado LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
A temporary employee was handing barrels to another employee off the back of a truck. A barrel fell on top of another barrel and the temporary employee lost balance and fell off the truck. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
2020-06-10	Mingo Junction	Ohio	Total Equipment Company	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee had been performing maintenance on an air compressor. The employee was testing the voltage on the motor control panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee was treated for second and third degree burns to the arm and both hands.
2020-05-05	Hopewell Junction	New York	Techtron Environmental, Inc.	Hand(s)	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
While installing plumbing in a clean room, an employee contacted a white powdery substance that burst into flames. The employee suffered thermal burns to the hands.
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.
2020-02-12	Grand Junction	Colorado	Spendrup Fan Co.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was welding an impeller section when the impeller shifted and he tried to grab it. The impeller spun and struck his left leg, causing a fracture to the left tibial plateau that required surgery and hospitalization.
2019-09-09	Mingo Junction	Ohio	JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee was climbing down a ladder. He was on the second rung when he felt his quadricep pull. He requiring hospitalization and surgery for a detached right quadricep muscle.
2019-09-08	Junction City	Kansas	C K Enterprises Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking from the pack floor to the stuff floor to run a hose through a location so that he could perform a cleaning duty. While he was walking over the clean-in-place (CIP) tank, the grating broke and he fell in. His left leg was burned. The CIP process was being run at the time, so it contained hot water and chemicals.
2019-07-31	Junction City	Kansas	Valley Metals	Leg(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a combine truck trying to get a part loose. The employee was using a blow torch when it exploded. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns, especially on the right leg, and smoke inhalation.
2019-06-27	Hopewell Junction	New York	Mohegan Associates, Inc.	Multiple arm locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a sign trailer and disconnecting a sign from its travel supports. The employee's right arm was caught on the horizontal stiffener (Z-bar). The employee fell off the trailer and suffered a laceration to the right arm from under the arm pit to below the elbow. The brachial artery was severed.
2019-06-22	Grand Junction	Colorado	SAFEWAY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting sirloin steaks on a bandsaw and lacerated a finger and a knuckle bone.
2019-04-02	Junction	Texas	Allen Keller Company	Head and neck	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was using an infrared gun to check the temperature of hot mix that was being loaded into an elevator to feed a silo. The flames rose, burning his face and neck.
2019-03-08	Mingo Junction	Ohio	JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was sweeping a floor to remove lime. The employee was hospitalized with lime dust irritation in the eyes.
2019-03-07	Mingo Junction	Ohio	JSW Steel USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a forklift when its hydraulic hose became bound. While the employee was trying to remove the hose, the forklift's mast chain moved, causing an amputation to the employee's left thumb to the first joint.
2019-03-03	Yeehaw Junction	Florida	RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other jump to lower level 16 to 20 feet
A vehicle struck a guardrail that was immediately behind the employee. The employee jumped over a guardrail and then fell approximately 20 feet into a cattle crossing and sustained multiple broken bones and injuries to the teeth.
2019-02-25	Grand Junction	Colorado	Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was guiding the first joint of casing into a conductor in a cellar area. A centralizer (secured around a pipe) was pushed through the rotary table. The centralizer slid down the pipe and caught the employee's left ring finger against the collar on the casing. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.
2018-09-25	Monmouth Junction	New Jersey	Nuvida Plastic Technology	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were trying to start up a plastics extruder after a maintenance shutdown. As they tried to resolve an overpressurization problem, molten plastic began spraying from the screen changer vents. Both employees suffered burns to the head, torso, and upper extremities. They were hospitalized.
2018-09-20	Grand Junction	Colorado	INNOVATIVE TEXTILES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was wrapping fishing line onto a spinning hub when the employee's right index finger became caught in the line. The employee pulled the finger away, resulting in an amputation above the top of the nail.
2018-06-26	Junction City	Kansas	Smithfield Foods	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was taping liner on a combo when he tripped over the corner of a pallet and fractured his tibia.
2018-06-06	Grand Junction	Colorado	St. Mary's Medical Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading a deposit into a safe and when she turned the mechanism to load the deposit bag, it caught her hand and amputated part of her left middle finger.
2018-02-07	Grand Junction	Colorado	STA of Colorado	Upper arm(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee tore a bicep muscle while attempting to lift the hood of a truck.
2018-01-27	Grand Junction	Colorado	Ferguson Enterprises	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell to the ground while descending a ladder, fracturing the left hip.
2018-01-22	Grand Junction	Colorado	Student Transportation of America	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking across a snow-covered parking lot, an employee slipped on a patch of ice and impacted the frozen ground, suffering a subcutaneous bleed and head trauma.
2017-09-06	Junction City	Kansas	O'Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC.	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee exited a vehicle to speak with a customer and then noticed the vehicle was moving. While attempting to get back into the vehicle, the employee was struck by the door and then run over by the vehicle, suffering tissue damage to the right leg. The employee was hospitalized overnight and had surgery.
2017-07-24	Grand Junction	Colorado	Estes Express	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee had just finished unloading a truck. He was descending the truck on a ladder while pulling the trailer door of the truck down when he missed a step and fell. As he fell, he pulled the door down with him and it landed on his left ring finger, breaking it. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-05-18	Junction City	Kansas	UPU Industries, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee participated in a two-person lift of a core pole that weighs approximately 100 lbs. at a loom machine. The employee suffered an incarcerated umbilical hernia that required surgery.
2017-05-09	Grand Junction	Colorado	United States Forest Service	Multiple trunk locations	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was breaking a horse in a training corral when the horse bucked the employee to the ground. He injured his back and ribs and was hospitalized.
2017-04-20	Grand Junction	Colorado	Specialized Roustabout Services LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a chain to winch an object when the chain snapped and a tow cable smashed through the window and broke the employee's right arm.
2017-04-05	Grand Junction	Colorado	ADCOCK CONCRETE, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber to make a form for a concrete slab. The saw kicked back and cut the tip of his right index finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2017-03-03	Grand Junction	Colorado	Charter Communications LLC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
While attempting to contact a potential customer, an employee was chased by a dog. While running away, he fell and broke a leg.
2016-09-27	Grand Junction	Colorado	Spendrup Fan Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a lathe and sandpaper to sand a piece of metal pipe. As he was sanding the pipe, the sandpaper wrapped around the lathe and then wrapped itself around the second and third fingers of his right hand, partially amputating them.
2016-09-07	Monmouth Junction	New Jersey	Nuvida Plastic Technology	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cleaning a jammed outlet pipe on the spin dryer and amputated a fingertip.
2016-08-07	Grand Junction	Colorado	Pacific Steel & Recycling	Upper arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a hand chisel and hammer to remove the blade from the lower pocket of the shear head. While he was driving the chisel with the hammer, a small piece of metal came off and punctured his arm 3 inches above the elbow.
2016-07-18	Junction City	Kansas	Foot Locker, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when their foot became caught between the forklift and an I-beam. The operator's foot was broken.
2016-04-29	Junction	Texas	West Bear Creek	Pelvis	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was moving a forklift and stepped off. The forklift rolled backwards and pinned the employee between a pipe rail and the forklift. The employee suffered a pelvic injury.
2016-02-18	Grand Junction	Colorado	Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting laminate flooring on a table saw when his left-hand fingers were cut by the saw.
2016-01-01	Grand Junction	Colorado	Sprouts Farmers Market	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee cut his fingertip while cutting meat with a knife.
2015-12-10	Grand Junction	Colorado	Delta Rigging and Tools	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's hand got caught in a machine press, amputating the right index finger.
2015-11-24	Grand Junction	Colorado	Holiday Retirement	Whole body	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An unknown vehicle struck and dragged an employee 60 feet in the work-site parking lot. He was hospitalized with injuries to his entire body.
2015-11-17	Grand Junction	Colorado	ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level
The employee was walking into the building from the parking lot and fell onto the landscaping rock injuring both ankles. The right ankle was fractured and dislocated. The left ankle was sprained.
2015-08-30	Grand Junction	Colorado	CoorsTek Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee attempted to retrieve a piece of ceramic material that broke off into the tape laminator machine he was using. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the machinery.
2015-08-29	Grand Junction	Colorado	Aramark Health Care	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On August 29, 2015, at approximately 5:00 p.m., an employee was unloading material using a built-in hydraulic lift gate attached to the rear of the delivery truck. The material fell on and broke the employee's pelvis.
2015-08-06	Grand Junction	Colorado	INNOVATIVE TEXTILES	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee, working as a winder, was threading a spool of high grade fishing line and got the right index finger caught up in the line amputating the tip.
2015-07-20	Junction City	Kansas	Hamm Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was helping a coworker replace struts. They were lining up pins when the supportive strap broke. The truck cab fell and crushed the employee's left hand, resulting in hospitalization.
2015-07-15	Monmouth Junction	New Jersey	Alston Construction Company, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was trying to access a tool box located on company pick-up truck by climbing the back bumper. His foot slipped and he fell to the ground injuring his hip.
2015-07-10	Rotterdam Junction	New York	SI Group, Inc.	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting batteries for a sprinkler diesel pump when the battery exploded acid into the employee's face. The employee sustained burns.
2015-04-30	Grand Junction	Colorado	Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee reached into a 12-inch pipe opening and a hydraulic valve closed on his left hand, partially amputating three fingers and causing skin loss to the back of his hand. He was hospitalized.
2015-03-05	Junction City	Kansas	Smithfield Farmland Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee partially amputated his left-hand middle finger when his hand got caught between the forklift he was operating and a vat dumper safety bar.
2015-02-28	Grand Junction	Colorado	Saenz Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee performing roofing work fell approximately 12 feet. He was laying down substrate at the time of the accident in preparation for the placement of roof shingles.
2015-02-10	Hopewell Junction	New York	IBM CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Employee was working in the Wets Tool Area which has hydrofluoric acid (HF) in the wafer and tool area. The employee was exposed to HF and was sent to the Burn Unit in Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. The employee is scheduled for skin graft surgery.
2015-02-02	Hopewell Junction	New York	IBM	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee walking in the parking lot, slipped on snow/ice and fell injuring his hip.
2015-02-01	White River Junction	Vermont	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
Employee broke his leg falling through a platform.