Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-04	Marseilles	Il	GLEN-GERY CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 4, 2021, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee connected a chain to a flat railroad car and transfer puller that pulls kiln cars out of a dryer. As the transfer car was pulling the drying car, the chain came loose and the employee reached to grab the moving chain. The chain snagged and became tight, and the employee's thumb was caught between the chain links. The employee was hospitalized for a deep laceration to his thumb that required surgery.
2021-10-18	Marshfield	Wi	Fleet Farm	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped while exiting a security hut and fell backward. His head hit the ground and he lost consciousness, suffering a possible concussion. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-06	Mars	Pa	Arrow Electric Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was taking down a porcelain light fixture when the fixture broke and landed on the employee's forearm, causing a laceration.
2021-08-31	Marston	Mo	PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING INCORPORATED	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
Two employees were working on a metal brake. The brake was closed on one employee's right thumb, crushing it and resulting in an amputation injury.
2021-08-25	Marshfield	Wi	Packaging Corporation of America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee lost balance while walking and his left hand contacted fan blades. He suffered partial amputations to the little and ring fingers.
2021-06-10	Marshfield	Wi	Roehl Transport, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting her semi-tractor when she fell off a step on the tractor, resulting in an L2 vertebra fracture.
2021-06-04	Marshall	Mo	Conagra Brands	Forearm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee had been moving wood pallets. An inverter struck the employee's left arm resulting in a fractured ulna and tissue damage to the arm.
2021-04-23	Marshallville	Ga	Pearson Farm	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was throwing pecans onto a moving conveyor belt when their finger became caught between the belt and a pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-03-17	Marseilles	Il	United States Army Corps of Engineers	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell while getting down out of a crane. The employee landed on decking below and suffered a broken hip.
2021-02-12	Le Mars	Ia	EAGLE ROOFING LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was on a roof assisting with uploading materials and was also giving signals to a forklift operator. Insulation slid on the forklift's forks and struck the employee who then fell off the roof 12 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a back injury and a cut above his left eye.
2021-01-15	Marshall	Il	Charles Industries, Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On January 15, 2021, an employee had just adjusted a coil module on an insertion press when the press cycled. It caught the employee's right index fingertip, causing a partial amputation.
2020-07-24	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Partners with Marshfield Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a floor mat and fell fracturing her hip.
2020-07-07	Mars	Pennsylvania	Ron Hartman Concrete, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw when it kicked back and struck him in the chest. He suffered a severe cut.
2020-06-26	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Masonite Architectural	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A machine operator was cleaning glue from a glue spreader's rollers. Two rollers pulled in the employee's left hand, degloving the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-05	Marshall	Wisconsin	AUBURN RIDGE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On June 5, 2020, an employee was using a table saw to cut wood trim when the blade caused lacerations to the middle finger, index finger, and thumb of the left hand requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-12	Marshall	Texas	Republic National Industries of Texas, LP	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a panel saw and holding the boards to be cut. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the pressure beam of the saw and the stack of wood, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-04-01	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Masonite Corporation	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding product into a sizing machine. The employee's right hand was injured at the infeed point, and the employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-04	Marsing	Idaho	Town & Country Electric, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee suffered second-degree burns while conducting an arc flash study. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-02	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Advance Auto Parts	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while walking from their vehicle to the store, falling and suffering a broken left femur.
2019-09-13	Grand Marsh	Wisconsin	New Chester Dairy, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
Am employee tripped on the edge of the concrete floor (where the gravel drive meets the building floor) and fell to the floor level, suffering a contusion and traumatic hematoma to the right knee.
2019-08-30	Marston	Missouri	MAGNITUDE 7 METALS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was tapping the crucible of a bath when the crucible became full. The employee removed the looking glass and molten bath flowed out, contacting the employee. The employee received second degree burns to the arm and abdomen, requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-23	Marshall	Texas	Marshall Minerals Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was standing on the ground as a come-along was being lowered from a roof when the come-along came loose and fell, hitting the employee. The employee sustained a head injury.
2019-05-24	Mars	Pennsylvania	Bob Evans Inc	Ankle(s)	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee dislocated an ankle when she turned resulting in a hospitalization.
2019-05-06	Marshall	Texas	Key Energy Services	Knee(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting coil tubing with a handheld band saw. The tubing swung back and lacerated his knee.
2019-05-05	Marston	Missouri	MAGNITUDE 7 METALS, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were sitting on cradles (U-shaped steel beams) staged between the outer wall columns in Pot Room A to take a break. While the employees were seated, the outermost cradle began to shift. The employees stood and attempted to get out of the line of fire. The falling cradle struck one of the employee's legs causing a broken tibia.
2019-03-12	Marston	Missouri	Magnitude 7 Metals LLC	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee had completed routine reduction cell skimming prior to installation of a new carbon anode. He had exited the catwalk and immediate work area to store tools and cool off when he discovered his shirts were on fire. He suffered third and second degree burns across the lower back, upper left back, and right arm, as well as additional burns to the left-hand fingers. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-24	Grand Marsh	Wisconsin	Zielie's Tree Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning disengagement clutch in a wood chipper. The tip of his right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle joint by the disengagement belt and pulley mechanism.
2018-08-24	Marshall	Missouri	CORESLAB STRUCTURES, INC	Cheek(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A crew was stretching a strand that was part of a concrete product when the strand broke and punctured the injured employee's left cheek area.
2018-08-09	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Felker Brothers Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On August 9, 2018, an employee was using an electric grinder to remove the welds from an elbow fitting that was strapped to a welding fixture when the elbow fitting kicked back and his fingers were pinched between the elbow and welding fixture, resulting in right index and middle fingertip amputations.
2018-07-16	Marston	Missouri	Magnitude 7 Metals LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was changing the shield on an aluminum pot. As he removed the shield, he tried to toss it to the floor, but the latch on the shield caught his glove, causing him to lose his balance. He then fell from the walkway between the pots (approximately 36 inches above the floor) to the floor, landing on his left shoulder, with the shield landing on him. He suffered a contusion to the left shoulder, laceration to the left hand, laceration to the left flank area, and abrasions to the left side
2018-07-02	Marston	Missouri	ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was installing screws and clips in insulation before placing roofing sheets when the employee slipped and fell approximately 45 feet to a lower level, requiring hospitalization for multiple broken bones.
2018-06-07	Marstons Mills	Massachusett	Stop and Shop	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while walking to the deli department. The employee suffered a broken leg.
2018-05-02	Marseilles	Illinois	Infra-metals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee went to unhook a chain attached to metal tubing when the operator raised the load. The employee's right hand was then crushed between the chain and load, resulting in a pinky amputation.
2018-03-01	Marshall	Texas	Republic Industries of Texas LP	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a saw to cut a board. He was adjusting the board when he hit the pedal to lower the saw. The saw came down on his hand and amputated his right middle and index fingertips.
2018-02-07	Marshfield	Missouri	XPO LOGISTICS	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On February 7, 2018, two employees were talking on a dock. One employee was standing (injured) and one employee was on a forklift. As the standing employee turned to walk down the dock, the other employee turned the forklift to enter the trailer. The tail swing of the forklift caught the employee who was on foot on the right ankle fracturing it.
2018-01-25	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Prince Corporation	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder cleaning snow off the top of a semi-trailer when the ladder slipped from under him. He fell about 13 feet to the ground and broke his pelvis.
2018-01-22	Marshfield	Missouri	Insul USA	Nonclassifiable	Explosion, n.e.c.
One employee was in the back of a box truck while a second employee was standing outside when an air compressor exploded in the box truck's engine compartment. One of the employees was hospitalized with burns.
2018-01-10	Marseilles	Illinois	TMC Transportation, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on top of a load of rolled steel and spreading a tarp over it when the tarp became stuck on the steel. He then lost his balance and fell approximately eight feet to the ground, fracturing his right hip.
2018-01-02	Marshall	Texas	CBRE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on an air handler unit when the employee's right hand came into contact with the air handler drive. The employee's glove and hand were then pulled into the pulley, amputating a finger.
2017-09-27	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Prepolymer Products Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually moving 55-gallon drums full of polyurethane off a pallet when his right little fingertip was pinched and amputated (no bone loss) between two drums.
2017-09-11	Marseilles	Illinois	Independence Tube Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was indexing two pieces of scrap tubing on rollers when a piece moved and caught his left middle and ring fingers, amputating his fingertips above the nail.
2017-04-17	Marshall	Texas	Republic National Industries of Texas, LP	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a chop saw and suffered a fingertip amputation.
2017-03-29	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Felker Brothers Corporation	Multiple head locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was setting up the seamer to weld two pieces of metal together when an object hit and shattered the employee's jaw. The employee also suffered a concussion.
2017-02-28	Marshall	Texas	Healthcare Services Group, Inc.	Neck and back	Fall while sitting
An employee fainted and fell out of a chair onto the concrete floor suffering back and neck injuries.
2017-02-15	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Prepolymer Products Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While closing two oven doors, an employee's fingers went through the door handles and were pinched between the doors, amputating two fingertips.
2017-02-10	Marshfield	Missouri	RPCS INC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was decorating a cake when she thought a cake was falling. When she reached to save the cake, she fell to the floor and could not get up. She fractured her hip and required surgery.
2016-09-27	Marshall	Missouri	CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a pipe and removing debris that blocked the air hole. The release of pressure lacerated and broke the employee's right index finger.
2016-09-26	Marshall	Texas	Republic National Industries of Texas, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wood with a notching machine when the machine's saw blade amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2016-09-17	Marshall	Illinois	Burnsides Community Health Center	Head and trunk	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On or about September 17, 2016, an employee was stepping on the tongue of a trailer to gain access to a parade float on the trailer when the tow vehicle accelerated and the employee fell to the pavement, striking their head, left hip, and right side of the back. After the employee fell to the ground, the tow vehicle continued to move forward and the trailer's tires grazed the employee's left leg.
2016-09-13	Marseilles	Illinois	GLEN-GERY CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a partial left finger amputation while changing the de-hacking brick machine settings for the next product size that was to be packaged.
2016-08-25	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Weinbrenner Shoe Company, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell in the parking lot and broke his right hip.
2016-08-01	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Foremost Farms USA Cooperative	Fingertip(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift. When he went to pull the cord to activate the door opener, his right hand became caught in the cord. As he moved forward, his ring fingertip was caught and amputated between the cord and the roll cage on the forklift.
2016-07-31	Marshall	Arkansas	Briarwood Apartment Complex	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a copperhead snake while moving a dolly to a storage room. The employee was treated with antivenom and admitted to the hospital.
2016-06-15	Marshfield	Missouri	GPAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was cutting down a tree and was shocked by a power line.
2016-05-06	Marshall	Missouri	Wal-mart #363	Multiple arm locations	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking around the corner of the furniture department, tripped and fell breaking his humerus and radius.
2016-04-30	Marshall	Texas	Coca-Cola Refreshments	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's arm was outside of the forklift and was pinned between a pole and the forklift.
2016-04-19	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Mills Fleet Farm	Skull	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a closing overhead door. He bounced off the door and fell backwards, hitting and fracturing the back of his head on the ground.
2016-03-24	Marsing	Idaho	DERUYTER DAIRY, LLC	Forehead	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was driving a tractor that was connected to a feed wagon. He went over a bump that caused the drawbar mechanism to break. In turn, the cables connected to the hydraulics became dislodged, and the lever hit him on the top of the nose/center forehead. He suffered a small laceration that required stitches.
2016-03-16	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Fastenal Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing back into his truck when he lost his footing and fell backward, rupturing his eardrum and severely injuring his left ribs, shoulder blade, clavicle, and hand. The area was experiencing a snowstorm at the time.
2016-03-14	Mars	Pennsylvania	Munroe Incorporated	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was moving a 20lb. bucket of scaffolding parts off of a dolly and strained his back.
2016-02-10	Marshfield	Missouri	ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS GROUP, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was pulling a piece of material from a table top when the employee slipped and fell to the floor, fracturing the hip.
2016-02-08	Marseilles	Illinois	Illini Precast, LLC	Pelvis	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On or about February 8, 2016, an employee suffered a pelvic injury after being caught in/crushed between form work and a precast panel.
2016-01-21	Marshfield	Missouri	ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS GROUP, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On January 21, 2016, an employee was operating veneer press roller while working with material that was not feeding through properly. As he attempted to push the misaligned material through the machine, is left little fingertip was pinched. When he attempted to pull his hand back, the flesh and nail of fingertip were degloved.
2015-12-29	Marshall	Texas	East Texas Utility Service, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was relocating the skidder digger. While turning around, the vehicle was half on, half off the blacktop. The right side of the skidder sunk into the soft dirt and it started to tip over. The employee was pinned under the skidder cage. The employee sustained lacerations to the left ear and eye and a left shoulder injury. The employee was not wearing a seat belt at the time.
2015-10-16	Marshall	Illinois	Super Wash, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee securing a piece of trim from a ladder in an automated car wash missed a rung and fell off the ladder resulting in admission to a hospital for a broken hip and surgery.
2015-09-28	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Mullins Cheese, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On September 28, 2015, an employee was hospitalized after receiving a 2%, second degree burn on his right forearm while cleaning nozzles with a bucket of hypochlorite and foaming alkaline.
2015-09-18	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Weinbrenner Shoe Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee received a partial amputation to the right middle finger while clearing a jam on the Skive Machine (leather trimmer).
2015-08-03	Marshall	Missouri	CONAGRA FOODS	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to take a sample from the brownie blender. He lifted the lid of the blender. The lid came down and struck his right ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
2015-07-31	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Marshfield Clinic	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee re-aggravated a prior back injury while bending over to pick up an item, experiencing pain and falling to the floor. She was hospitalized.
2015-04-29	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Marshfield Doorsystems, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading door material from an elevator when the material fell hitting the employee. The employee suffered cuts, broken fingers, a broken hip, and an amputated right thumb.
2015-04-21	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Ministry Health Care, Inc.	Neck and back	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee received a neck and back injury while lifting a patient.
2015-04-15	Marshall	Illinois	Effingham Equity	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On April 15, 2015, an employee was loading a tank with anhydrous ammonia. He stumbled, which caused the valve to open slightly and release vapor that came in contact with the employee's face. He immediately washed his face and rinsed his mouth and was later hospitalized.
2015-02-19	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Masonite Inc.	Hip(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
Employee missed a stair rise while descending a flight of stairs, but did not fall. After a few hours, the employee complained of pain and was brought to the emergency room. The doctor's diagnosis was a fractured hip. Employee was admitted to hospital for pending surgery.