Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-15	Martinsville	Il	ID Castings of Illinois, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On September 15, 2021, an employee was repairing a jackhammer while standing near the front of a furnace platform used to set ladles. The employee was pinched between the ladle transfer carrier and the platform, suffering cracked vertebrae and cracked ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-21	Martinsburg	Wv	Concrete Pipe & Precast	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On May 21, 2021, an employee was using an overhead crane to lift a cured precast concrete piece. The employee had connected the crane's lifting hook to the lifting hook on the concrete piece. As the piece was lifted, the chain tightened and pinched the employee's right index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-13	Martinsburg	Pa	H.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trimming excess leather from a boot on the inseam trimming machine when the workpiece slipped and his right index finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.
2021-04-12	Martinsburg	Pa	Curry Supply Company	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the forklift's overhead guard and a partially fabricated tank made of thin-gauge steel. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-03-25	Martinsburg	Wv	Quad Graphics, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to change out a cylinder on a press. He was putting the cylinder arms down to put the cylinder in place. As he stepped over the driveshaft to pull the pin and roll the cylinders, he lost balance and started to fall forward. He dropped the cylinder arm to regain his balance and the arm came down on his right index finger and amputated the fingertip.
2020-09-04	Martinsburg	Wv	Hollingsworth LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing some plastic caught in a conveyor and auto wrapping station. A roller cut off the tip of his right index finger.
2020-07-22	Mart	Texas	M.A. MORTENSON	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was off-loading a windmill blade when his right index finger was caught in the rigging. He sustained an amputation to the right index finger near the nail.
2020-07-06	Martinsburg	Pennsylvania	H.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had been using a trimming machine with a 1-inch-diameter radial blade to trim off excess leather shoe material. While he was moving a case of finished trimmed work, the blade nipped his left middle and ring fingers, causing partial amputations.
2020-06-17	Martinsburg	Pennsylvania	Bedford Farm Bureau	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On June 17, 2020, an employee was cleaning a grain chute and was caught in the chute when their neck was pinched by a grain chute lever and injured.
2020-05-11	Martinsburg	Pennsylvania	Bedford Farm Bureau Co-Op Association	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was repairing an industrial powered truck when the hydraulics failed, causing the lift carriage to fall onto his back.
2020-04-27	Martin City	Missouri	InsCo Industries	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was guiding a telehandler forklift with a sheet of steel attached. The employee slipped and fell and the forklift's tire amputated the employee's left foot.
2020-03-13	New Martinsville	West Virgini	Sprouse Building Inc dba Sprouse Window & Doors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was performing maintenance on a saw when the blade amputated his right middle finger.
2020-01-28	Martinsburg	West Virgini	Janus International	Face	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was replacing the door tracks on a roll-up door for a storage unit when the tension came off the spring, releasing the door frame. The door frame struck the employee in the face, resulting in potential facial fractures that required hospitalization.
2020-01-27	Martinsburg	West Virgini	Fabcon Precast	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was securing the forks to a forklift when the employee's fingers became pinched between the mast and the boom on the forklift, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2019-08-09	Martinsburg	Pennsylvania	H. H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping a forklift driver move a sole press machine when the machine tipped over and fell onto the employee. The employee was pinned between the machine and the floor, suffering broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a cut to the left ear.
2019-06-14	Martinsburg	Pennsylvania	Cove Shoe Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a boot turning machine when the employee's finger was caught in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-26	Martinez	Georgia	Jim Hudson Luxury Cars Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding outside on the running boards of an SUV as another employee was driving the SUV. He fell off and was hospitalized with a fractured clavicle.
2019-03-22	Martinsburg	West Virgini	QUAD GRAPHICS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while walking down stairs, landing on the floor and suffering fractured ribs and a head contusion/hematoma.
2019-03-12	Martinsburg	Missouri	FENNEWALD CUSTOM WELDING, INC	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Four employees were working inside the shop on a propane tank. They were removing a valve from the propane tank when the gas filled the workspace and ignited. One employee was burned and required hospitalization.
2019-02-23	Martinsburg	West Virgini	QG Printing II, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On February 23, 2019, an employee was removing dust from the sensor of a recycling system. The fingertips on the employee's right hand came into contact with the paddle blade, causing amputations to the middle and ring fingers.
2019-02-12	Martinsburg	West Virgini	QG Printing II, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee stepped onto the plexiglass window on the binding machine. The window broke and the employee fell three feet suffering a broken leg.
2018-09-15	Rockmart	Georgia	Jefferson Southern Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was manually resetting a nut feeder when his right index finger was pinched by the weld gun and nut guide, resulting in an amputation.
2018-08-08	Martinsburg	West Virgini	Quad Graphics, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 08/09/2018, an employee was installing a new baler when it shifted and he fell approximately 5'8" off the baler to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-24	Martindale	Texas	MasTec Services Company, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was rewiring a power line pole when the back of his right hand touched the 7,200-volt tap line. He suffered second-degree burns to his right hand and an exit wound on the left side of his torso.
2018-07-07	New Martinsville	West Virgini	Southwestern Energy Company	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a blender. Noticing that a booster pump was running, he began walking toward it to turn it off. The booster pump deadheaded, causing pressure and steam to build up in the line, and as the employee approached an 8-inch suction hose broke loose from the pump and struck him in the lower left leg. He suffered a compound fracture to the left leg and second-degree steam burns to the torso.
2018-05-26	New Martinsville	West Virgini	Reach Wireline LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a wireline tool to a metal dolly after the tool had been lifted out of a well hole. The tool shifted on the dolly. The employee's right thumb was pinched between the tool and the dolly, and the end of the thumb was cut off above the first knuckle.
2018-05-18	Martindale	Texas	Jordan Foster Construction, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking on the right side of equipment in a blind spot. The equipment operator maneuvered right to avoid another piece of equipment, and the front right tire caught the injured employee's legs and pinned him to the ground. He sustained a back injury and potential pelvic fracture.
2018-04-27	Martinsburg	West Virgini	Darden, Inc.	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On April 27, 2018, an employee was removing a sauté pan from the stove when oil from the pan spilled and entered the cuff of the oven mitt/glove the employee was wearing. The employee suffered a burn to the left hand and was hospitalized.
2018-04-20	Waymart	Pennsylvania	USP Canaan	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was conducting a climbing try-out on an obstacle course. During his descent from the climb, he let go of his climbing rope. The climbing rope's carabineer became detached from his rigger's belt, and he fell into the base containment box, suffering a right lung contusion, lumbosacral sprain, and paresthesia to his extremities. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-04	Martinsburg	West Virgini	Board of Child Care	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell on the sidewalk while walking and broke a femur, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-06	Saint Martinville	Louisiana	McGuireIron, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was sand blasting on the outside wall of a water tower when he lost his balance and fell at an angle. He hit the ground, breaking one rib and puncturing a lung.
2018-01-09	Saint Martinville	Louisiana	CAJUN WELL SERVICE	Pelvis	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While pulling drilling rods, a driller did not stop and hit the crown of a derrick block. The rods then hit a derrickman, breaking his pelvis.
2017-09-27	Martinsburg	West Virgini	Macy's Logistics & Operations	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was sliding a tote under a conveyor when the employee's head struck the side guard of the conveyor, resulting in a possible concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-25	Martins Ferry	Ohio	NICKLES BAKERY, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was scraping the top of a machine with a small handheld scraper when the scraper fell into the machine. As the employee was trying to retrieve it, the machine's moving parts amputated the employee's right middle fingertip.
2017-08-10	Rockmart	Georgia	ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a bin of linen when his right hand was caught between the bin and a steel table, crushing his ring finger.
2017-03-29	Marthasville	Missouri	Homeyer Precision Manufacturing Company	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was operating a disc sanding machine when the tips of the left index and middle fingers were amputated.
2017-03-15	Martinsburg	West Virgini	FedEx Ground Packaging, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was sorting packages and suffered shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack.
2017-01-18	New Martinsville	West Virgini	EnLink Midstream Operating, L.P.	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was loading/unloading a truck when the vehicle rolled off the road and down a hill. The employee's legs were pinned underneath the truck. The parking brake and wheel chocks were not used at the time of the incident.
2016-08-13	Martinsburg	West Virgini	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 13, 2016, at 4:30 p.m., an employee became ill while delivering mail in a company vehicle. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2016-04-23	Martinsburg	West Virgini	Quad Graphics, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 23, 2016, at approximately 4:30am, an employee was troubleshooting a press guard that was shaking when the employee's fingertip was amputated by the machine's moving conveyor.
2016-04-04	Marthasville	Missouri	The Phoenix Group	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While servicing a hydraulic press, an employee entered the space between the light curtain and the machine. The machine cycled, trapping the employee between the mandrill and casting. He suffered a broken femur, broken hip, and punctured bladder.
2016-03-18	Rockmart	Georgia	Tip Top Poultry, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a conveyor belt when his left hand became stuck between the conveyor belt and the guard, lacerating four fingers and amputating the ring fingertip.
2016-01-06	Rockmart	Georgia	Jefferson Southern Corp.	Head, neck, and trunk	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a production line when the employee got caught between a welding parts machine and a robot while adjusting a sensor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken nose, fractured neck, fractured back, and two fractured ribs.
2015-10-30	Martinez	California	Cherne	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing excess grease lube from a boom drum on the derrick with a putty knife and got his right hand fingers caught in the rotating metal gears. His right index finger was amputated and the right middle, ring and pinky fingers were crushed.
2015-09-24	Rockmart	Georgia	Eby-Brown, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was trimming trees from a scissor lift at a height of approximately 10 to 12 feet. The employee fell from the scissor lift, sustaining a head injury, punctured lung, torn liver, and broken bones.
2015-07-19	New Martinsville	West Virgini	J & T Paving and Excavating, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was heating up sealer on a seal coating sprayer. The employee lifted up the lid of the sealer container and a flame shot out, burning the employee's left hand and forearm.
2015-06-23	Rockmart	Georgia	Jefferson Southern Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a stationary welder with a foot pedal. When she placed the nut within the electrodes she accidentally stepped on the pedal and the welder activated.
2015-06-22	Saint Martinville	Louisiana	Industrial Coating and Fire Proofing	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was spray painting for the second part of the day. He cleaned up his tools and was walking to his car. His legs became wobbly and the supervisor put him in a golf cart to cool him off. He collapsed and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
2015-03-16	Saint Martinville	Louisiana	Sun Coast Resources, Inc.	Head and trunk	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was transferring product from a tote to a truck when static caused vapors to ignite. The employee was burned on the abdomen and face and has a possible broken ankle.
2015-03-10	New Martinsville	West Virgini	Ronald Lane, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On March 10, 2015, at approximately 1:40 p.m., an employee was using a tag line to guide pipe being moved by a trackhoe operator. As the pipe was turned near the well pad, the employee tripped and fell on the blind side of the trackhoe. The trackhoe ran over the employee's left leg, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.
2015-01-12	Martinez	Georgia	Gerald Jones VW, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employee retrieving parts from a shelf was struck in the head by a part weighing approximately 40 to 50 pounds when the bottom of the box it was stored in gave way. Employee sustained a compression fracture of the vertebrae.