Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-15	Liberty Hill	Tx	Greater Austin Development	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was at a jobsite repairing a truck that had broken down. The employee was in the median of a service road and had a cone behind the truck being serviced. While working on the truck, the employee was stuck by the bucket of a front-end loader being driven down the service road. The employee was pinned between the side of the bucket and his truck, resulting in amputations of three fingers down to the first joint as well as a broken right femur.
2021-10-12	East Liberty	Oh	One World Logistics Of America Inc	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was leaving a truck after parking it. The employee's foot caught the top step from the cab, and he lost his balance and fell. He suffered a broken femur and hip.
2021-09-17	Liberty	Tx	TE Services, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing building lights from a 10-foot ladder when he fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in an injured left leg.
2021-08-30	Liberty	Pa	Wheeland Lumber Company Inc	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a piece of wood from a conveyor. The conveyor caught and fractured the employee's right arm; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-11	Liberty	Mo	Vocational Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-07-09	East Liberty	Oh	NEX Transport, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On July 9, 2021, an employee was staging a train of empty rolling carts when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured right elbow.
2021-04-24	Liberty Township	Oh	Tracker Service Center	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a roof system on an all-terrain vehicle. The employee fell from a step stool and suffered a broken right hip.
2021-03-31	West Liberty	Oh	Continental Express Driver Leasing Ltd.	Hip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On March 31, 2021, an employee was open the doors on the back of a semi trailer. A gust of wind came and moved the door, knocking him to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized.
2021-01-10	Libertyville	Il	Windy City Harley Davidson	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was mounting a tire using a tire machine. The machine caught his right index finger and amputated the tip.
2020-09-23	Liberty Hill	Tx	Looptech Geothermal LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The injured employee was assisting a drill operator. As the employee was removing debris from the machine, his left hand was caught in the machine resulting in a finger amputation at the first joint, lacerations and a broken wrist.
2020-09-11	East Liberty	Oh	AVI Foodsystems Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On September 11, 2020, an employee tripped over an outlet in the floor while walking backwards. The employee suffered a fractured right hip and sprained shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
2020-08-28	Liberty	Mo	EVERGY	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
Two employees were attaching a tie-in wire to hold a wire to a new insulator that had been put on a pole. The tie ware came into contact with the pole grounding wire, causing an arc flash that burned the employees' faces, arms, and necks.
2020-07-02	Liberty	Texas	USPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering mail on their normal route. The employee felt ill and became disoriented. The employee was hospitalized with heat stroke.
2020-05-13	Liberty	Texas	Volt Power, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating a skid loader. While his feet were resting outside the front of the cab, he lowered the bucket, which then pinched and broke both of his feet.
2020-05-11	Libertyville	Illinois	Laser Precision LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a foot-actuated stamping press when she lost her balance and leaned forward. Her hand then entered the point of operation while the actuating pedal was being pressed. The press crushed her left pinky finger, resulting in an amputation at or just above the distal joint.
2020-04-21	East Liberty	Ohio	Barton Malow Company	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning up material near a flight of steps at a jobsite when the employee fell down 10 steps to the ground, suffering a head laceration/injury.
2020-03-23	Libertyville	Illinois	MEDLINE INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS LP	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was wiping the outside of a parcel conveyor system with a rag and cleaner. The system activated and pulled his left hand into the roller and belt. His arm and finger were broken.
2020-03-05	East Liberty	Ohio	Valeo North America Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when it was struck by another stand-up forklift at an intersection inside the facility. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
2020-02-12	Liberty	Missouri	AXIOM IMPRESSIONS II, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee was running a printing machine when it became jammed. The employee's left hand then became caught in the printing machine and two fingers were crushed. A portion of the left middle finger needed to be medically amputated.
2020-01-18	Liberty	Texas	Burger Works Texas, LLC	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was crossing into the kitchen area when she slipped on the floor, which had recently been mopped. She fell to the floor, hitting the back of her head and spraining her lower back. She was hospitalized.
2019-09-07	Liberty	Missouri	Ceva Logistics	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was opening the trailer doors. The employee opened the right-side door. Then the employee opened the left side door, and product fell out, causing a gash on their head. The employee then fell and fractured a leg.
2019-08-28	Liberty Hill	Texas	Austin Contractor Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing insulation from a ladder. He fell from the ladder onto a handrail 4 feet below, suffering a broken rib.
2019-08-08	East Liberty	Ohio	NEX Transport	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing stackable carts. One cart was off center and the top cart came down and locked into the bottom cart, pinching the employee's finger between the cart pins. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2019-08-06	Liberty	Mississippi	Greentree Lumber Company, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cleaning and sweeping around a conveyor when his left arm got caught in the conveyor belt, pulling him onto the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized with torn skin and muscle around the left arm at the shoulder.
2019-07-10	Liberty	Missouri	R & E Automated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a sensor to a robot arm. When he manually released the clamp, it closed on his left pinky causing a fracture and partial amputation.
2019-07-08	Liberty	Texas	Boomerang Tube, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam a conveyor of pipe when the conveyor actuated. His right hand was caught between the conveyor and the pipe, and his middle finger, ring finger, and little finger were amputated. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2019-06-14	Liberty	Texas	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After delivering mail on a rural route, an employee experienced an aggravated heartbeat due to heat stress, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-08	Liberty	Texas	Chilis Grill & Bar	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a tray of coleslaw into a cooler. He tripped over a produce box on the floor and fell, his right knee striking the concrete floor. He suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
2019-04-11	Liberty	Texas	Boomerang Tube, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a threader. Shavings had balled up; the employee was removing them with a tool when the shavings were caught and pulled his hand into the machine's disc guard. He suffered a displaced fracture with partial amputation of the right little fingertip.
2019-02-13	East Liberty	Ohio	Cummins Facility Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was exiting the building he was cleaning. The wind slammed the door back onto the employee's hand causing a left right fingertip amputation.
2019-01-24	Liberty	Missouri	Hallmark Distribution Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
2019-01-10	Libertyville	Illinois	MBA Building Supplies, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a compound miter saw to cut wood for packaging when the blade cut the back of the employee's right hand, requiring hospitalization. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-08-20	East Liberty	Ohio	Honda of America Manufacturing, Incorporated	Wrist(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee backed into a safety pole while manually pulling a cart. The employee's right wrist was pinned between the pole and the cart, injuring it and requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-01	West Liberty	Ohio	Roberts Machine Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On June 1, 2018, an employee was completing a machine job when the blade partially amputated the employee's right index finger.
2018-05-03	East Liberty	Ohio	Honda of America Manufacturing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On May 3, 2018, after picking up product with a tow-motor, an employee turned the tow-motor to the right and hit a large yellow metal curb. The employee was thrown to the concrete working surface, suffering multiple rib fractures and a possible collapsed lung.
2018-03-20	Liberty	Pennsylvania	Precision Pipeline, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a road bore move pipes from one place to another. The employee was strapping up the pipe casing as a backhoe was reversing nearby. The backhoe then struck the stem connected to the pipe's auger, which resulted in a teeter-totter effect, causing the pipe to strike the employee around his right thigh. He suffered a compound fracture to his right tibia and fibula, as well as a twisted ankle.
2017-09-03	Liberty	Pennsylvania	Clean Slurry Technology, Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While stepping out of a pickup truck to purchase gasoline, an employee slipped off the running board and fell to the ground. The employee dislocated an ankle and had surgery.
2017-08-19	Liberty	Missouri	LARRY VAUGHT ROOFING	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a residential re-roofing job when he fell from the roof to the ground, suffering multiple fractures to the elbow/arm and possibly other bones. He was hospitalized.
2017-08-03	Liberty	Texas	Dragon Products LLC	Foot(feet) and knee(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was walking beside a wheeled trailer when the trailer struck the employee's left leg, breaking the foot and tearing a knee ligament. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-07-17	Liberty	Texas	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was clearing a downed tree and debris from a trail. She was rolling a log out of the way when a venomous snake bite her on the left index finger.
2017-07-12	Liberty	Missouri	CENTRAL POWER SYSTEMS & SERVICES, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On July 12, 2017, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was using a sling to remove an oil cooler from an engine. As he started to move the cooler sideways, it became unbalanced and flipped out of the sling. It fell approximately 5 feet, hit the concrete, tipped to the side, and impacted the employee's left leg.
2017-07-12	Libertyville	Illinois	Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was trying to troubleshoot a motor. His hand slipped into the rotating motor blades resulting in amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips.
2017-07-10	Liberty	Missouri	MAGNA COSMA INTERNATIONAL	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 7/10/2017, at 11:20 p.m., an employee was troubleshooting a jammed nut feeder and pushed on a component he believed to be stuck. This freed the nut slide, causing it to retract and catch his right index fingertip, partially amputating it.
2017-05-16	East Liberty	Ohio	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On May 16, 2017, an employee was driving a multi-purpose vehicle around a curve when the vehicle flipped over. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the hands and wrists.
2017-03-06	Liberty	Pennsylvania	Tele-Power Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On Monday, March 6, 2017, at approximately 1:30PM, an employee was operating a tractor when the tractor rolled over trapping the employee underneath. The employee's lower left leg was fractured.
2017-01-16	Libertyville	Illinois	Advocate Condell Medical Center	Coccygeal region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to her car at the end of her shift, slipped on ice and fell in the parking lot fracturing her tail bone.
2016-09-22	Liberty	Missouri	WestRock Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On or about September 22, 2016, an employee was performing maintenance on a converting machine that makes corrugated boxes when the hinged door swung shut, partially amputating his right ring finger to the distal knuckle.
2016-08-19	East Liberty	Ohio	HONDA OF AMERICA MFG.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was hospitalized with a bruised right hip after tripping on some steps while retrieving an instrument panel.
2016-06-20	Libertyville	Illinois	MBA Building Supplies, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On or about June 20, 2016, an employee was loading a steel coil on a machine when the steel coil fell onto his leg and hit his arm. He suffered a left leg fracture and a right arm injury.
2016-06-06	East Liberty	Ohio	Midwest Express Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
On June 6, 2016, an employee was adjusting a powered industrial vehicle battery that became stuck in the automated battery changing station when the battery struck and broke his right leg.
2016-03-15	Liberty Hill	Texas	Clean Scapes, LP	Nonclassifiable	Bites and stings
An employee was bitten by a snake while working on an open box to operate the valve.
2016-03-04	Libertyville	Illinois	Bakers Square Restaurant	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was hospitalized after tripping and falling, resulting in a broken hip.
2015-12-08	East Liberty	Ohio	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
On or about December 8, 2015, an employee was hospitalized after suffering a back injury while test driving a vehicle on a rough road track.
2015-12-07	Liberty	Missouri	HOLTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking along the top of a trench that was 4 feet deep, and was carrying a 13 foot long, 8 inch diameter PVC pipe. The victim slipped, fell into the trench, and sustained a broken neck.
2015-10-15	Liberty Township	Ohio	Precision Strip Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a slit line using an Allen wrench. The slit line suddenly energized and a clamp came down, pinching and bruising both of the employee's forearms. LOTO was not performed at the time of the incident.
2015-09-29	Libertyville	Illinois	CLASSIC WINDOWS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered the amputation of four fingers on his right hand while operating a miter saw.
2015-09-14	East Liberty	Ohio	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Roadway noncollision incident
An employee was test driving a scooter and had an accident resulting in two fractured ribs and hospitalization.
2015-08-06	Liberty	Missouri	FERRELL GAS	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was in the break room having water, stepped on ice, slipped, and fell. She was hospitalized with a broken left leg.
2015-08-04	Liberty	Missouri	Ceva Logistics	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a PIT when he put his left hand down into the bracket that holds the battery. The employee's finger got caught and crushed between the battery and the bracket, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2015-07-29	East Liberty	Ohio	HONDA OF AMERICA MFG.	Face	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On or about July 29, 2015, an employee sustained facial injuries after losing balance and falling to the ground striking his/her face on the floor.
2015-07-24	Liberty Township	Ohio	Miami Valley Synthetics, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was on the second level of a scaffold outside of a building, installing an exterior insulation and finishing system, when he fell six stories. The scaffold was unguarded at the time.
2015-06-04	Libertyville	Illinois	Rocco Fiore and Sons, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading bushes on a truck flatbed when he/she fell approximately 4 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized and required vertebrae surgery.
2015-06-04	Libertyville	Illinois	FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An amputation injury occurred on June 4, 2015, to a temporary employee working in the Forming Department.
2015-05-27	Libertyville	Illinois	MBA Building Supplies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 27, 2015 at 14:30 the employee amputated four fingers (all except the thumb) on his right hand while operating a press brake machine.
2015-05-02	Liberty	Missouri	Jack Cooper Transport Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing down from an auto transporter trailer, lost his balance, and fell about 8 feet landing feet first. The employee complained of a sore ankle and back and was hospitalized.
2015-02-04	Libertyville	Illinois	New Albertson's, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's left thumb was cut deeply while operating a meat band saw.
2015-01-06	Liberty	Texas	Waste Management Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Employee's garbage truck struck electrical lines hanging low in the street. Employee climbed up approximately 10 feet to untangle the wires when he fell to the ground. He broke his left leg and has small fractures in his neck. He was admitted to the hospital.