Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-06	Louisville	Ms	New Wood Resources, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a jam in a chipper and amputated their left index finger.
2021-07-27	Louisville	Ms	New Wood Resources, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was checking the bond on a plywood panel when they were struck by another plywood panel that came out of the outfeed of a press. The employee suffered a possible neck injury.
2021-06-24	Louisville	Ky	Dept of Veterans Affairs	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was recording data from a motor. He stepped into a hole, causing him to place his hand into the equipment that was still moving after the motor was shut off. The employee's hand was caught in the fan motor belt and pulley resulting in a partial amputation of his right index finger, including the loss of bone.
2021-05-27	Louisville	Co	Steele Brothers Heating Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
Employees were installing HVAC systems at a three-story apartment building. An employee fell 35 feet through an unguarded elevator shaft and suffered a broken ankle.
2021-01-26	Louisville	Oh	ESLICH WRECKING CO. INC.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing demolition activities in an area where a hole was cut in the concrete floor and a plywood cover was placed over the hole. The employee stepped on the cover and it shifted, causing the employee to fall to the floor below and resulting in a broken hip and arm.
2020-09-28	Louisville	Ky	U. S. Census Bureau	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
A census taker was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street, and suffered multiple broken bones.
2020-08-11	Louisville	Ky	U.S. Dept of Commerce	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was conducting interviews and handing out booklets to residents. As she was walking down a driveway, she stepped into a two-foot hole and suffered a broken left ankle.
2020-02-05	Louisville	Ohio	ATI Flat Rolled Products LLC	Pelvis	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
While loading and positioning a new empty scrap box onto a line, a fork truck accidentally struck the corner of the box. This caused the empty box to shift, striking the employee who was at the controls of the lift for the box. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and was hospitalized.
2020-02-04	Louisville	Colorado	Eldorado Natural Spring Water	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clean a conveyor machine part when his left index finger became caught on the conveyor, resulting in the amputation of his fingertip. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.
2020-01-24	Louisville	Colorado	RMS Cranes, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was applying aerosol lubricant to a crane boom hoist. The employee's left index finger was caught between the boom hoist rope and the fleeting sheave and was partially amputated.
2019-07-16	Louisville	Mississippi	Terminix, Inc	Forearm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
When an employee was walking to the garage of a residential dwelling, the home owner's dog came from the garage and bit the employee's right forearm. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.
2019-07-02	Louisville	Ohio	Biery Cheese Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee's right ring and little fingers were caught in a swinging door with a self-closure hinge. Both fingertips were partially amputated.
2019-06-19	Louisville	Mississippi	Taylor Machine Works, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift outside the facility to move a mast weighing approximately 3700 lbs. As the mast was lifted to maximum height to avoid another parked forklift, it shifted to the left and the forklift overturned. The employee suffered a broken collarbone and broken ribs.
2019-06-03	Louisville	Mississippi	Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a piece of wood from the off end of a wood dryer. The employee's right hand was caught in the dryer's chain and sprocket; four fingertips were amputated.
2019-05-15	Louisville	Colorado	Black Iron Steel, LLC*	Leg(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Two employees were carrying rebar. One employee lost balance and fell onto a stack of rebar fracturing their left leg.
2019-03-25	Louisville	Kentucky	U.S. Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee had just dropped mail through a mail slot when a dog came through a screen door and bit her right calf. She fell to the ground, and the dog removed the calf muscle from her leg.
2019-03-14	Louisville	Colorado	The Home Depot	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a small generator with a cart. The wheel of the cart got caught in a floor seam and the generator tipped over and fell on his right knee and ankle, causing a broken ankle and a chipped knee.
2019-01-03	Louisville	Kentucky	U S Postal Service	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was standing under a roll-up door when it automatically closed, striking her on the head. She fell to the concrete surface and suffered a broken right femur.
2018-06-30	Louisville	Mississippi	Kloeckner Metals	Hand(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a truck, breaking his hand.
2018-06-22	Louisville	Mississippi	Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC	Trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was inspecting a vault when a water hose popped out of the top of the vault. The 180-degree water caused first- and second-degree burns to his torso.
2018-06-18	Louisville	Colorado	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was delivering mail to a business when he tripped and fell onto his left side, fracturing his left hip and requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-06	Louisville	Ohio	Biery Cheese Company	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack, turned a corner and struck a stack of pallets. The injured worker was operating a powered industrial vehicle on the opposite side and was struck. The injured employee sustained a fractured hip.
2018-05-31	Louisville	Colorado	BrightView Landscape Services	Nonclassifiable	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was using a 52" mower to mow native grasses. He heard a popping sound and the mower caught fire, spreading to his clothing and causing burns to his skin.
2018-03-08	Louisville	Colorado	PARK RANGE CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A crew had completed drilling a 4.5' diameter shaft for a micro-pile installation and were placing thread bar reinforcement into the drilled shaft. Two employees used pipe wrenches to hold the bar and lower it into the shaft. The first employee was holding his wrench approximately 6' above the ground and the second employee was holding his at waist height when he lost his grip on the wrench. The full weight of the bar fell on the injured employee's wrench, which pulled his wrench and hand down t
2018-01-05	Louisville	Mississippi	Taylor Machine Works, Inc.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was attempting to warm himself near a commercial floor heater. As he walked away from the heater, he felt heat close to his neck and realized his clothes were on fire. He rolled to extinguish the flame, but his left and right shoulders received second and third degree burns and both hands suffered first degree burns.
2018-01-03	Louisville	Ohio	Allegheny Ludlum LLC	Thigh(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 3, 2018, an employee was feeding/aligning a steel strip on an automatic welder. The employee was inside the welder attempting to remove a label from a steel strip when the welder operator activated the welder, which closed on and fractured the employee's right femur.
2017-09-11	Louisville	Mississippi	Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 11, 2017, an employee was reinstalling a carriage in a lathe that cuts logs into veneer when a manual chain hoist that was stabilizing the pressure roll slipped. His right arm was then pinched between the top and bottom of the lathe.
2017-03-01	Louisville	Ohio	H-P Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the trimming machine and amputated the right index fingertip.
2017-01-19	Louisville	Colorado	Serv-Tech	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a drilling machine when the clamp amputated the employee's right pinky finger. The clamp was guarded at the time.
2016-08-17	Louisville	Mississippi	Winston Plywood & Veneer	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dehydrated while landscaping.
2016-08-15	Louisville	Georgia	Coastal Processing, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's right index fingertip was smashed and amputated before the first joint while cleaning chicken parts out of a machine conveyor area.
2016-08-12	Louisville	Colorado	Heaton Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off of a roof while cleaning a window and landed on a concrete wall. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs.
2016-06-16	Louisville	Ohio	BIERY CHEESE CO.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on the heart filler machine. The liner was out of adjustment, so the employee attempted to readjust it. The gate then closed on her finger, amputating her right index fingertip.
2016-02-10	Louisville	Kentucky	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Multiple body parts	Shooting by other person-intentional
On or about 2/10/2016, an employee was at the back of his mail delivery truck gathering the mail to be delivered when he was shot twice. He suffered gunshot wounds to the right side of his face and body.
2016-01-28	Louisville	Ohio	Allegheny Ludlum LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was wiping grease off a roll on the temper mill with a polish pad when the roll housing unexpectedly closed, pinning the employee's right hand between the roll and roll housing. The employee sustained a crushing injury and was hospitalized.
2015-10-22	Louisville	Kentucky	Zoom Group	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching over a conveyor to retrieve a towel and her left hand became caught in the conveyor resulting in multiple broken bones in the hand.
2015-06-22	Louisville	Kentucky	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
On or about 6/22/2015, an employee was attacked by a dog while carrying mail on his route. He sustained severe lacerations to his legs, arms, and face. He was taken to the hospital and received 30 stitches in his nose and 6 stitches in his hand.
2015-04-20	Louisville	Ohio	BIERY CHEESE CO.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was carrying 10 pounds of cheese from a cart to the production line when she fell and broke her hip.
2015-04-14	Louisville	Ohio	BIERY CHEESE CO.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on the conveyor leading to the robot packer. He removed the chain drive guard to lubricate the chain; the chain was running at the time. While trying to replace the guard after finishing, he dropped a bolt near the sprocket. When he went to retrieve the bolt, the chain and sprocket caught the end of his right index finger, amputating the fingertip.
2015-02-26	Louisville	Colorado	US Post Office	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee slipped on the ice in the parking lot and fell backwards hitting his head.