Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-24 | Millwood | Ga | AB Overstreet | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
Two employees were repairing a grain auger that was hitched to a tractor. The tractor was turned on to make the auger rotate so the employees could ensure that the repair was complete. When the auger began to rotate it caught the left foot of one of the employees. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation of the left foot (from the arch to the toes). | |||||
2019-02-07 | Millwood | West Virgini | Star Plastics, Inc. | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On 02/07/19, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee lost control of a forklift. She attempted to brace herself with her left hand, which struck a desk and was lacerated. | |||||
2018-04-14 | Millwood | West Virgini | Star Plastics, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to clean debris out of rotary valve piping when the employee's left index finger contacted the rotary valve, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
2016-03-23 | Millwood | West Virgini | Star Plastics, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On March 23, 2016, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an employee was cleaning out a vertical blender. When she opened a 10-inch x 10-inch door on the side of the blender, her right hand was caught between the side of the blender and the moving auger, amputating four fingers. The machine was energized at the time of the incident. |