Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-29	Clewiston	Fl	Energy Erectors, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was digging a trench using a mini excavator. The edge of the trench caved in and he slipped and fell about 6 feet. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-09-29	Lewiston	Id	TODD CLEVELAND LOGGING	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A logging line machine was hooking logs. An employee hooked the drag/turn onto a log, but it was on the end of the turn. The log started moving, slid down, and hit the employee, breaking both of his femurs.
2021-08-11	Lewiston	Id	Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending a small breaker plate on a press brake. His right thumb was caught between the bent flange of the part and the punch. Part of his right thumb above the knuckle was amputated.
2021-06-14	Lewiston	Id	Federal Cartridge Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a slug cutter machine. The employee was wiping grease off of gears to inspect them when their fingertip got pulled through two gears. The fingertip was amputated at the nailbed.
2021-02-25	Lewiston	Me	ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking out of a surgical site after cleaning it up. The employee tripped on a broken bar on the laundry cart and fell to the floor, suffering a hip injury.
2020-10-13	Clewiston	Fl	U.S. SUGAR CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While performing maintenance on equipment, an employee's right pinky finger was caught between a belt and pulley resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-29	Clewiston	Fl	Valley Produce Harvesting & Hauling Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 9/29/2020, an employee was planting sugarcane when he began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stroke.
2020-04-28	Lewiston	Maine	Penmor Lithographers	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a stack of cardboard when he tripped over a pallet and fell to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken elbow and was hospitalized.
2020-04-07	Clewiston	Florida	UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION	Ankle(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning tandems with a hot water hose. While cleaning his left boot with the hot water, he sustained second and third degree burns on the left ankle.
2020-03-05	Lewiston	Idaho	Seekins Precision, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was performing an operations check on a recently assembled rifle. A component of the rifle was missing, allowing the rifle's bolt to be ejected, lacerating the employee's face and imbedding into their shoulder.
2020-02-17	Clewiston	Florida	United States Sugar Corporation	Pelvis	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a tractor up a trailer ramp when the tractor started going backwards and rolled over. The employee was struck by the tractor and suffered a pelvic fracture.
2020-02-10	Lewiston	Idaho	CLEARWATER PAPER - IPP DIVISION	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's right thumb tip was pinched in a hoist hook resulting in amputation of the thumb tip without loss of bone.
2020-02-09	Lewiston	Maine	St. Mary's Regional Medical Center	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a discharged patient walk out of the emergency room. The patient started to fall and the employee went to brace the patient using her foot and felt a pop in her back. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.
2019-07-15	Lewiston	Maine	Easy Rent-All	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
While attaching a low-bed trailer to a tractor, the trailer fell off the attaching device and landed on an employee's feet crushing them.
2019-07-13	Lewiston	Maine	ReEnergy Holdings	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was pressure washing an excavator. The pressure washer hose became tangled. When the employee went to untangle the hose she was hit by high pressure water. The employee was hospitalized with a puncture wound and burn to the left calf.
2019-07-02	Clewiston	Florida	T & M TREES INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading a tree (approximately 1,500 lbs.) from a truck when the tree fell on top of him. He was hospitalized with rib fractures.
2019-06-04	Clewiston	Florida	C & B FARMS, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside at a vegetable farm, pulling plastic off vegetables. The employee lost consciousness due to heat-related illness.
2019-04-12	Lewiston	Idaho	Idaho Forest Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was re-banding a unit of lumber on outfeed chains. The lumber advanced and trapped the employee's right middle finger against the end stop. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-03-28	Lewiston	Maine	Insulsafe Textiles, Inc	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding yarn to the slasher machine when his hands were caught in the machine.
2019-03-27	Lewiston	Maine	Mardens, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee smelled spray paint which aggravated a respiratory condition. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-19	Lewiston	New York	Our Lady of Peace	Skull	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while walking into a building. Her head struck the concrete and she suffered a broken skull.
2018-07-30	Lewiston	Maine	Mardens	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was stocking clothing when a piece of clothing fell from a hanger to the floor. The employee slipped on it and broke her right ankle.
2018-07-06	Lewiston	Idaho	CLEARWATER PAPER - IPP DIVISION	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a probe on a hot condensate line. The employee was sprayed with hot steam and liquid, suffering second- and third-degree burns to 30 percent of the body.
2018-02-13	Clewiston	Florida	ARDAMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was drilling while conducting a SPT sampling and lacerated his thumb while covering a pinhole leak on the equipment.
2017-07-31	Lewiston	Maine	Bandana Installation, L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
Two employees were working from a scissor lift. When the lift moved, one employee had his fingers caught between the lift and a line-up pin, causing the amputation of the right middle fingertip.
2017-07-20	Lewiston	Idaho	US Forest Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced seizures at night after fighting a fire during the day. The employee suffered a sodium imbalance due to heat exposure.
2017-07-19	Lewiston	Maine	LePage Bakeries-Park Street, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to adjust a conveyor belt when his arm was pulled into the rollers. His forearm broke, requiring overnight hospitalization. The rollers were unguarded at the time of the incident.
2017-07-13	Clewiston	Florida	ZEP CONSTRUCTION, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
Two employees were using a crane to load beams when a possible arc flash occurred. Both employees suffered an electrical shock.
2017-05-05	Clewiston	Florida	Southern Gardens Citrus Processing	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning a C-line brush washer while standing on a platform when she fell from the platform, injuring her foot and wrist.
2017-04-12	Lewiston	Maine	Neokraft Signs, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a bending machine and crushed their right thumb in the machine resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.
2017-01-15	Lewiston	Maine	Lewiston Sun Journal	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was leaving work and fell down the stairs at the loading dock injuring their neck and right arm.
2016-08-17	Lewiston	Idaho	CLEARWATER PAPER - IPP DIVISION	Arm(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was driving an unloaded forklift when the forklift came into contact with a railcar staged at the dock. The employee's arm was caught between the railcar and the lift's roll cage.
2016-07-23	Lewiston	Maine	The Vault	Multiple head locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was struck by a wine bottle during an attempted robbery of the establishment, suffering multiple lacerations to the head and face. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-06-06	Lewiston	Maine	CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
While walking downstairs, an employee fell and fractured the right ankle.
2016-05-20	Lewiston	Idaho	Vista Outdoor Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was moving an energized pump when the equipment suddenly actuated and caught the employee's finger in a vent port. The employee's finger broke and sustained lacerations that required surgery.
2016-04-30	Lewiston	Idaho	CLEARWATER PAPER - IPP DIVISION	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned by hot condensate water while repairing a pump. The employee suffered burns to the arms, chest, and legs.
2016-04-06	Lewiston	New York	Mark Cerrone, Inc	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was fine grading a stone with a shovel when an excavator backed up and pinned the employee's legs. One of his legs was amputated and the other suffered broken bones.
2016-03-07	Clewiston	Florida	U.S. SUGAR CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was installing lift straps when he slipped and his hand entered the bearing point of a mill and bearing roll. His left thumb broke.
2016-02-25	Clewiston	Florida	UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
As he was tightening a bolt on a piece of equipment, an employee's left hand was caught and fractured between a piece of metal slat and a sprocket.
2015-12-19	Clewiston	Florida	Fiberstar Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
The employee was walking in front of the CIP discharge when it discharged hot, caustic water. The flow knocked her to the ground. She sustained burns to the left side of her thigh, foot, and lower leg.
2015-11-10	Clewiston	Florida	U.S. SUGAR CORP.	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been burning sugar cane. An ember blew into the bed of the employee's pick-up truck and ignited a safety gas can. The employee's left leg was burned.
2015-09-07	Lewiston	Idaho	Vista Outdoor Inc	Face	Explosion, n.e.c.
Employee was performing underwater manufacturing of lead styphnate when initiation occurred, causing second degree burns and contusions to the employee's face.
2015-08-19	Lewiston	Maine	Lepage Bakeries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 19, 2015, an employee severed his right hand middle finger while operating a unguarded auger.
2015-05-26	Lewiston	Idaho	Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from an access platform behind the cab of the truck, falling approximately 3ft onto the pavement and breaking his right femur. The employee was admitted to hospital for treatment of his injuries.
2015-05-25	Lewiston	Idaho	Clearwater Paper Corp. (Consumer Products)	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was admitted to the hospital for 1st and 2nd degree burns sustained to 40-50 percent of the body after coming in contact with hot pulp and fluids while emptying "junk" traps.
2015-03-19	Lewiston	Idaho	Groundcover International, Ltd	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 19, 2015, an employee's right thumb was caught in a chain and sprocket on a sealer conveyor, resulting in an amputated fingertip.
2015-01-08	Clewiston	Florida	UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
On or about 1/8/15 at 12:10 a.m., an employee was working between two boxcars located on a private railroad when the cars began to move. The employee tried to get out from between the cars when one of the cars pinched his left foot, resulting in fractures.