DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-02-16KirksvilleMissouriKRAFT FOODSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a walkie powered industrial truck (PIT) and smashed their left middle finger between the PIT handle and a concrete bollard on the way into the ice room. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
2018-09-17KirksvilleMissouriHollister, IncorporatedFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a bag-making machine. One of the bags had lodged at the point between the machine and the offloading chute. While the employee was trying to clear it, the machine cycled and the press plate closed, pinching and injuring her fingertip. The nail and a small part of the fingertip were torn off. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-04-02KirksvilleMissouriKraft-HeinzFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling meat off a conveyor belt when the belt amputated the employee's right middle fingertip.
2018-01-10KirksvilleMissouriNortheast Regional Medical CenterBrainStruck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee stood up to walk around the table in an operating room, hit his head on a surgical light, and was briefly knocked unconscious. He suffered a head injury.
2017-10-11KirksvilleMissouriKraft HeinzFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a closed loop process machine when his right index fingertip was caught and amputated between a broken plug and the meat form when the machine cycled.