Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-21	Lawrence	Ks	LAWRENCE PAPER COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a trim machine. The roller pulled in the employee's right hand and amputated the index finger.
2021-08-26	Lawrenceville	Ga	RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC.	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on yellow paint on the floor and fell, suffering a head injury.
2021-08-14	Lawrenceville	Ga	REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the trash can injection mold machine and noticed that the hopper was jammed with plastic material. As the employee attempted to unjam the hopper, the blade amputated the fingertips on his left hand.
2021-08-05	Lawrenceville	Ga	Lund International Holding Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was exiting a room when her right little finger was caught in the door jamb on the hinge side of the door. The door pinched her finger, causing a partial amputation.
2021-05-14	Lawrenceville	Ga	Masonite	Foot (feet)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was moving material with a walk-behind forklift when his left leg was pinned between the forklift he was operating and another forklift parked behind him. The forks of the parked forklift penetrated his shoe and the employee sustained a fractured metatarsal and laceration on the left foot.
2021-03-25	Lawrenceville	Ga	Carnett's Management Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a water pump in a car wash. The pump was energized and actuated when a car entered the car wash tunnel. The worker's right hand was caught in the belt/pulley system, resulting in three partial finger amputations on the right hand.
2020-10-16	Lawrenceville	Ga	ABF Freight System Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up two 28-foot freight trailers. His left hand was caught between a trailer and the converter gear, and he suffered lacerations and a broken middle finger.
2020-10-02	Lawrence	Ks	Haskell Indian Nations University	Scalp	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using an ATV to haul a trailer. While maneuvering between a building and a concrete bench, one of the trailer's tires got stuck on the bench, causing the employee to hit his head on the dashboard of the ATV. The employee sustained a cut on the top of his head.
2020-08-11	Lawrence Township	Nj	Precise Demolition Services	Hand(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a ceiling at a demolition site, suffering hand lacerations.
2020-07-21	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
A mini-excavator was being loaded onto a flatbed trailer when it rolled over the side of the trailer and struck an employee. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised kidney.
2020-07-07	Lawrenceville	Georgia	KYODO AMERICA	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trimming the outer edge of a plastic part with a knife. The knife slipped and punctured the employee's forearm.
2020-05-28	Lawrenceville	Georgia	E R Snell Contractor, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting an 18-inch concrete pipe using a concrete saw. He was almost finished cutting it when the concrete saw locked in the cut, causing it to swing back and lacerate his jaw.
2020-05-23	Lawrence	Kansas	Lawrence Energy Center/Evergy	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was opening an inspection door to clean inside a coal chute when his left middle finger was pinched between the door and the piping next to it, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-03-06	Lawrence	Kansas	First Student	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell while walking down stairs, landing on the floor and suffering a broken right tibia and head pain.
2020-02-25	Lawrenceville	Georgia	TEKNI-PLEX, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the former machine and crushed three fingers on their right hand. Two fingertips were amputated.
2020-01-28	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Premier Maintenance, Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was trimming tree limbs when the employee's cutter hit an electrical line. The employee received an electrical burn to the left hand and right foot.
2020-01-24	North Lawrence	Ohio	Countryside Body & Welding, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was painting the dump door of a dump truck. The door fell shut, amputating the employee's left index fingertip.
2020-01-17	Lawrenceville	Georgia	CMC REBAR GEORGIA	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On January 17, 2020, an employee was working on a double bender. While the first bend was being made on a piece of metal, the bending pin broke and struck the employee on the right side of his face, lacerating it.
2019-09-18	Lawrenceville	Georgia	WIKA INSTRUMENT CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was unloading parts from a window staking press when the machine amputated the tip of her right ring finger.
2019-09-16	Lawrenceville	Georgia	RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level
An employee was attempting to remove a panel cover on a cable tray while working from an 8-foot stepladder when he felt the ladder shift and lost his balance. He jumped off the ladder and hit the floor, suffering two broken ribs, two cracked vertebrae, a fractured wrist, and a concussion. He also required stitches above his right eye.
2019-09-03	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Vistar	Thigh(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was utilizing a ride-on pallet jack. While making a turn, the pallet jack overturned, throwing the employee to the floor and resulting in a fractured left femur.
2019-07-22	Lawrenceville	Georgia	CINTAS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been delivering uniforms, mats, and towels. The employee was sweating, lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2019-07-17	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Papa John's International, Inc. (Store 770)	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot in the stomach by a robber while delivering a pizza to a private residence at 12:30 AM.
2019-07-12	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Discount Tire	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was mounting a tire to a rim when the tire and rim assembly fell over. The employee attempted to protect the rim and his finger was caught between the rim and the floor resulting in an amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2019-04-19	Lawrence	Massachusett	WES Construction Corp	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a skid steer loader, which struck the leftover stub of a basketball pole. The employee was jolted forward and struck his head on a rollover protection bar. He suffered a broken neck and a cut forehead and was hospitalized.
2019-03-07	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Tower Sales, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was raising the dock plate at a receiving dock. The employee's finger was crushed in a pinch point, suffering a partial amputation.
2019-02-08	Lawrenceville	Georgia	MOHAWK ESV INC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking down a concrete ramp carrying carpet and fell. The employee sustained an arm fracture that required surgery.
2019-01-29	Lawrence	Kansas	LAWRENCE PAPER COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to free a piece of trim that was stuck in the rollers of the roller machine when his left hand was pulled into the machine and crushed. Four fingers on the left hand were amputated. The employee was wearing gloves at the time.
2019-01-22	Lawrence	New York	Raymours Furniture Company, Inc.	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was spotting a delivery truck that was backing up to the back door of the building when the truck struck the employee. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture.
2019-01-21	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder when it began to wobble. She fell to the concrete floor, suffering a compression fracture of a vertebra in her lower back.
2019-01-17	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Valentine Enterprise, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading bags of powdered mixture into a sifter. While he was trying to retrieve a fallen box cutter from the hopper, the rotating blade in the hopper severely cut fingers on his right hand.
2018-09-12	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Century Park Associates, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell off a roof while performing maintenance work, suffering a fractured femur.
2018-08-01	Lawrence	Kansas	Drink Eat Well, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was on the back of a truck when it started to pull forward. The employee jumped off and landed hard resulting in a fractured right leg.
2018-05-22	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Peachtree Packaging, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a box from a cart machine when the machine was jogged, which then caught the injured employee's right hand in a nip roller. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the right hand and was hospitalized.
2018-05-07	Lawrenceville	Georgia	TEKNI-PLEX, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was observing a machine that was not advancing a plastic sheet correctly and jamming as a result. The employee was checking the tension of the drive belt by depressing the belt with his fingers when the machine unexpectedly advanced the sheet, causing the drive belt to move. When the drive belt moved, the employee's left index finger was caught between the belt and pulley. The employee's left index finger broke at the knuckle near the hand (proximal phalanx) and was lacerated in the
2018-04-04	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Amazon Prime Now UGA3	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a three-step ladder to remove product from a bin when the employee fell to the floor, fracturing the right knee and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-23	Lawrenceville	Illinois	HALVERSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
Two employees were sitting on a beam facing each other and protected from falling. They were working to drive barrel pins for a field splice. Employee 1 was using an 8 lb. sledgehammer to drive a pin, but missed the pin and hit a spud wrench that was sitting on the splice. The wrench was propelled upward and struck employee 2 in the face, causing nasal and facial fractures that required hospitalization.
2018-02-15	Lawrenceville	Georgia	FleetPride, Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was retrieving a pallet from the upper shelving of the pallet rack (approximately 40 feet) using a pallet jack. As he raised the pallet, another pallet on the backside of the rack was overlapping and began to tip. As the second pallet tipped forward four wheel rims and the wooden pallet fell from the rack, one of the rims struck the employee's head. The employee sustained bleeding and swelling of the brain.
2018-01-04	Lawrence	Massachusett	Schneider National Bulk Carriers, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unloading chemicals from his truck when they splashed his eyes, face, and head, causing chemical burns.
2017-08-12	Lawrenceville	Georgia	BLUE LINE FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTION, INC	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On August 08, 2017, at approximately 9:20 a.m., an employee was operating a stand-up forklift in the cold dock when the forklift slid on condensation, causing the employee's left ankle to be caught between the forklift and a guardrail. He suffered a compound fracture of the left ankle and was hospitalized for surgery.
2017-04-27	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Ricoh Logistics Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
A temporary employee was operating a clamp truck. When the employee dismounted the truck, he was pinned between the truck and an automated guided vehicle. He was hospitalized for pelvic and abdominal injuries.
2017-02-27	Lawrence	Kansas	HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Walking, without other incident-single episode
An employee was walking in the warehouse area and his knee buckled causing his leg to twist and injure his right femur and hip.
2016-08-22	Lawrence	Massachusett	THE GEM GROUP, INC.	Knee(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee missed a last step and tore tendons in the knee, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-22	Lawrence	Kansas	Electric Contracting Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on an 8-foot ladder hanging wire supports when he lost his balance, fell off the ladder, and struck the concrete floor, fracturing his elbow, hip, and vertebrae.
2016-07-26	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Ampco Distrubution Services, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While an employee was walking back to his work station, he slipped on a piece of potato that was on the walkway, fracturing his left leg and requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-25	Lawrence	Kansas	Builder's Stone & Masonry, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was prepping a load for rigging when a power arc occurred as the employee contacted a power line. The employee suffered an electrical shock.
2016-06-16	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Fleet Pride, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift (order picker) to take a 40-pound roll to the wrapping machine. She loaded the roll on top of the front edge of the order picker, above the operator department and behind the mast of the order picker. As she was going forward, she came to a stop and the roll fell, striking her hand and the control panel. This caused the order picker to go in the reverse mode. The employee quickly exited the order picker, and the back wheels ran over her foot, resulti
2016-06-13	Lawrenceville	New Jersey	Component Assemby Systems	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a ladder when he fell from the second rung closest to the ground, suffering a head injury.
2016-05-08	Lawrenceville	Georgia	LUND INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was injured when his hand was caught between a belt and pulley on a CNC machine.
2016-05-03	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Richo Electronics, Inc.*	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee suffered an amputation to their right index finger down to the first knuckle when it was caught in an agitator shaft.
2016-04-15	Lawrenceville	Illinois	KAUFFMAN ENGINEERING, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was splicing two wires using the terminal press when her left index finger entered the point of operation and was amputated.
2016-03-21	Lawrence	Massachusett	POLARTEC, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in the office when her foot was caught on the edge of a floor mat. She tripped and broke her right femur.
2016-01-22	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Atlanta Attachment Company, Inc.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee performing sanding operations on a lathe suffered a right arm amputation and left arm amputation below the elbow. The employee had reattachment surgery.
2015-12-14	Lawrence	Pennsylvania	Sabina Manufacturing	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a Towmotor and backed into a wall. His foot got stuck between the Towmotor and the wall and required surgery.
2015-12-10	Lawrence	New Jersey	Boys & Girls Clubs of Trenton Mercer County, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a two-door storage cabinet. As the cabinet was being lowered on its side, the door closest to the employee swung open and caught his index fingertip in the hinge, partially amputating his fingertip.
2015-11-28	Lawrence	Kansas	NPC International, Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On 11/28/2015 at 5:00 pm, an employee was walking up to the door to deliver the pizza when he slipped and fell on the ice near the garage. During the fall, he hit his head and fractured his ankle.
2015-08-21	Lawrenceville	Illinois	Toyota Boshoku America, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a coworker assemble a vehicle seat. The seat was moving down the assembly line on a jig, which allows the seat to tilt forward and backward. The employee tilted the jig with one hand while his other hand was in a pinch point. The employee's right-hand pinky fingertip got degloved between the first knuckle and the start of the fingernail. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-07-27	Lawrence	Kansas	BROWN INDUSTRIES, LLC	Whole body	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee engaged in automobile wiring activities under a raised truck body was crushed when the air line supplying air to the air bags, which raise the truck body, released and caused the truck body to come down on the employee.
2015-07-24	Lawrence	Kansas	HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about 7/25/15, an employee's left ring fingertip was amputated while trying to clear a jam in a press in the production area.
2015-07-20	Lawrenceville	New Jersey	The Lawrenceville School	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee throwing a desk into the dumpster fell and was injured.
2015-07-02	Lawrence	Massachusett	POLARTEC, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee sustained a partial amputation to the tip of one of his fingers while threading fabric through a textile machine.
2015-06-25	Lawrenceville	New Jersey	Haldeman Lexus	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck and pinned by a car when it moved forward instead of backwards in a garage.
2015-06-18	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Ryder, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped while walking into the break room, shattering her elbow and sustaining bruising.
2015-06-10	Lawrenceville	New Jersey	St Lawerance Rehab Center	Foot (feet)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was stepped on by a physical therapy patient, resulting in a fractured left foot.
2015-04-10	Lawrenceville	Illinois	UNITED METHODIST VILLAGE, INC.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
On 4/10/15, an employee was walking up the steps to a public sidewalk. The employee tripped on a step and injured their knee, subsequently requiring surgery.
2015-02-02	Lawrence	Massachusett	RPP CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A worker amputated two fingertips while operating a hydraulic press.