Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Fort Morgan	Co	Cargill Meat Solutions	Jaw, chin	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to pick up a hide from the ground while holding a skinning knife in one hand and lacerated his chin.
2021-11-11	Fort Morgan	Co	Dinklage Feed Yard Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a front-end loader when he slipped and hit his head on concrete. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-24	Morgantown	Wv	Drywall SLP, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a multi-level mobile scaffold to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken leg/ankle.
2021-04-13	Fort Morgan	Co	Western Sugar Cooperative	Neck and back	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing safety filters when a filter that was under pressure sprayed hot juice onto the employee, resulting in burns to the neck and back.
2021-03-16	Morgan City	La	CAMERON	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At about 10:40 a.m. on March 16, 2021, an employee was pushing a 24-inch-long, 6-inch-diameter steel pipe with a forklift. The pipe slid off the fork, smashing employee's right index finger against the fork. The employee suffered a laceration to the finger.
2021-02-05	Fort Morgan	Co	Cargill	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder in a cooler and fell approximately 15' to the floor, sustaining fractures to the left arm and left hip.
2020-09-16	Morgantown	Wv	Black Diamond Equipment Rental	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was winding synthetic rope onto the hoist of a chipper machine when his thumb was pinched by the rope. The employee's left thumb was amputated at the first digit.
2020-09-07	Fort Morgan	Co	Western Sugar Cooperative	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two maintenance employees were inspecting the Omega coupling on the high melter pump. During inspection, the employees realized the shaft on the pump was broken rather than the coupling. The maintenance supervisor was going to locate a rebuilt seal assembly for the pump. The employees started removing the seal assembly from the pump. As one of the employees removed the base plate bolts from the pump, the head pressure from the high melter tank pushed the seal assembly out of the pump casing and
2020-08-12	Morgantown	Pa	Titanium Metals Corporation	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While walking down a set of stairs that had four steps, an employee missed a step and slid down the stairs, catching his leg between the upper and lower hand rail. The employee's knee twisted, tearing a thigh muscle.
2020-05-20	Morgan City	Louisiana	Rouses Enterprises, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a moving pallet of potatoes. The employee's right side struck the ground, and the employee's right hip was broken.
2020-03-06	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Morgan Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cutting metal with a torch. Metal splattered onto his right leg, burning the inside calf area.
2020-02-24	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Michels Directional Crossing	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was off loading a drill stem using a caliper. The drill stem fell out of the caliper and fractured the employee's left leg.
2020-02-17	Morgantown	West Virgini	Ruby Memorial Hospital WVU Healthcare	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while on a path into work and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left fibula.
2020-01-20	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Morgan County Rural Electric Association	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee suffered burns and lacerations to both hands while cutting a ground wire.
2020-01-10	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	BFI Waste Services of PA	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was standing next to a dump truck, dumping a load. A bale of trash from a previous load rolled off a pile and pinned him against the truck. He suffered a punctured lung, two broken ribs on the left side, and a broken collarbone.
2019-07-26	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Viwinco Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket when he dropped the spray nozzle. He was attempting to retrieve the nozzle when his finger was caught by the chain and sprocket, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation. The chain and sprocket were covered at the time of the incident.
2019-07-24	Fort Morgan	Colorado	CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION	Elbow(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift when the side of the forklift came in contact with a guard that was protecting a piece of equipment. The guard snapped and hit the employee in the elbow resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-16	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Cornell Abraxas Group, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was assisting in the laundry room when the door slammed on his right index finger, resulting in an amputation above the first knuckle.
2019-03-15	Fort Morgan	Colorado	THE WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell down stairs, breaking the right ankle.
2019-03-10	Morgantown	West Virgini	REM West Virginia	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee suffered a broken rib and lacerated liver in an altercation with a group home client.
2019-02-25	Morgantown	West Virgini	Northeast Natural Energy LLC	Brain	Nonclassifiable
At 7:45 a.m. on February 25, 2019, an employee was working as a well tender when he suffered a head injury.
2019-02-23	Fort Morgan	Colorado	The Western Sugar Cooperative	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing filter bags on a pan water filter. As the employee was form-fitting the filter to the basket, 200-degree water flowed into the employee's glove, causing second degree burns (and a subsequent infection) to the employee's left wrist/hand.
2019-02-12	Morgantown	West Virgini	Ruby Memorial Hospital	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking up a grass hill to the workplace. The employee slipped in mud and slid down the hill, hitting a concrete barrier. The employee suffered a broken left ankle.
2019-02-09	Morgantown	West Virgini	WV NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING COMPANY	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
After a roll change, an employee was scooping up waste paper when his left hand was caught in a conveyor on the newspaper press, resulting in a de-gloving injury and hospitalization.
2019-01-22	Morgantown	West Virgini	Addivant USA, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking toward a parking area, an employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right fibula and right ankle.
2019-01-16	Fort Morgan	Colorado	LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was rinsing cheese conveyor belts when he saw a piece of cheese on a weigh belt and attempted to remove it. His arm was then caught in the weigh belt, resulting in a broken forearm. The weigh belt was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-08-22	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Toppan Interamerica, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee suffered a partial right thumb tip amputation while trying to disengage an airline from a gear at a press infeed roller.
2018-07-19	Morgantown	West Virgini	Swanson Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assembling a hydraulic cylinder and rod assembly with the gland on it for a ram car. A crane was used to support the rod while it was partially lowered into the cylinder to start the gland. As the employee was pushing down on the gland to start engagement of the threads in the cylinder some slack was left in the chain holding the rod, allowing the rod to drop and pinch his fingertips between the rod eye and the gland. When the rod dropped down into the cylinder his right index an
2018-07-14	Morgantown	West Virgini	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 14, 2018, while delivering mail on foot, an employee became dehydrated and began vomiting. The employee was hospitalized for heat illness.
2018-07-13	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Basic Energy Services	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
On 7/13/2018, an employee climbed an 8-foot A-frame ladder to tape an area for painting. The employee finished and was starting to descend when the employee missed one of the ladder rungs and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a head cut and broken right ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-06-18	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Titanium Metals Corporation	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two temporary employees were cleaning around a machine. One of the employees lifted the machine with a forklift as the second employee reached underneath it. The machine then slid off the forks and onto the second employee's left hand and fingers.
2018-06-12	Morgan	Georgia	Beyer Brothers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove the pin of a track on a crawler type crane. The employee swatted at flies (insects) and his right hand was on the track as the crane moved forward. The employee's right hand pinky finger was caught in between the pads of the track and amputated to the first joint.
2018-05-21	Fort Morgan	Colorado	CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was inspecting a hydraulic hose for leaks when another employee activated the hock cutter that was powered by the hose, releasing a high-pressure stream of hydraulic fluid into the employee's right hand. The fluid cut his hand and was injected under his skin.
2018-05-21	Morgan	Pennsylvania	Air Equipment Corp.	Head	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell while servicing a truck, suffering a head contusion that required hospitalization.
2018-05-07	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	MORGAN CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was deburring a 4x4 inch plate on a sander. When he tilted the plate, the plate went between the sander base and then flipped back and pinched his thumb between it and the sander, amputating his right thumb tip.
2018-04-09	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Morgan Truck Body LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping another team member move a 1/4-inch steel plate. As he was sliding the plate off the table, a piece of metal underneath the plate fell onto his right foot above the steel toe, breaking bones.
2018-04-04	Morgan City	Louisiana	Phoenix Labor Group	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was attempting to attach a lifting clamp to a steel flange plate when the plate fell approximately 6 inches, pinching his fingertip between the ground and the plate. As he pulled his hand out of the pinch point, the fleshy part of his fingertip ripped off of his finger.
2018-02-02	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a large job site tool. The tool fell and caught his right hand resulting in amputation of the pinky fingertip.
2018-02-02	Morgantown	West Virgini	Ruby Memorial Hospital	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
After parking a security vehicle and getting out, an employee slipped on ice in the parking garage and fell resulting in a broken ankle that required surgery.
2017-10-10	Morgan	Pennsylvania	Air Equipment Corporation	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving an air compressor when it fell on and broke the employee's foot, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-30	Morgan City	Louisiana	USPS	Multiple upper extremities locations	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was delivering a parcel at a rural residence when a dog bit the employee's left hand and shoulder, causing lacerations that required hospitalization and surgery.
2017-09-18	Morgantown	West Virgini	Goodwill of North Central West Virginia	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While moving furniture and equipment, an employee backed through a doorway and backed into a piece of exercise equipment. The employee fell on her left arm resulting in a forearm fracture.
2017-09-04	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Western Sugar Cooperative	Multiple trunk locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving an excavator when the vehicle rolled off the road. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae and ribs, as well as an arm injury.
2017-08-05	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Morgan Truck Body LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes in an 8' by 2' piece of steel when his glove made contact with the spinning drill bit and his hand was pulled into it, amputating his third, fourth, and fifth digits.
2017-08-01	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Western Sugar Cooperative	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was cleaning a 16-inch butterfly valve weighing approximately 240 pounds. The employee lifted the valve from the saw horses and went to set it on the ground. A finger on his right hand was pinched between the valve and the floor, and was partially amputated.
2017-06-29	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Cargill, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On June 29, 2017, an employee was pulling product off a conveyor belt to assist a coworker who was cutting the meat product with the bandsaw. He was trying to move some meat product when his left ring fingertip was partially amputated by the bandsaw.
2017-04-20	Morgantown	West Virgini	Mylan Pharmaceutical	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 20, 2017, at approximately 4:30 a.m., an employee was checking the inside of a solution tank. As he turned to walk away, his foot was caught by a hose on the floor, causing him to fall onto his right knee. He was hospitalized for a fractured right femur.
2017-04-06	Morgantown	West Virgini	Tetra Technologies, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On April 6, 2017, at approximately 3:10 p.m., an employee was spotting for a driver who was backing a 3/4 ton truck up to a trailer. The doors to the trailer were open for loading. Using the driver's side mirror, the driver backed toward the trailer. As the truck approached the trailer, the wind caused the door to the trailer to close. The employee moved between the truck and trailer to open the trailer door when his leg was pinched between the truck receiver and trailer bumper. He suffered a co
2017-03-28	Morgantown	West Virgini	March Westin	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee smashed his left pinky finger while pulling the lever of a 6-yard tilt dumpster. Half of his finger had to be medically amputated.
2017-03-20	Morgantown	West Virgini	Mon Valley Integration, LLc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation while working with conduit on a concrete floor. The injured employee was manually bracing a piece of metal conduit while another employee applied pressure to bend it. The conduit rolled and caught the injured employee's finger between the conduit and the concrete floor resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2017-02-17	Morgantown	West Virgini	Swanson Industries, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On February 17, 2017, at approximately 9:45 a.m., an employee was tightening a cylinder gland into the chuck of a lathe. The employee dropped the chuck wrench, which struck the lathe engagement lever, causing the lathe to actuate and eject the part. The part struck the employee, who was hospitalized with a back strain and contusions to the stomach and chest.
2017-02-16	Morgantown	West Virgini	Swanson Industries, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
On February 16, 2017, at approximately 3:05 p.m., an employee was walking through the shop when he stepped into a deep hole in the concrete floor, twisted his ankle, and fell, fracturing his left shoulder.
2017-02-06	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	McDonald's Family Restaurant	Head	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning the fryer, passed out and struck their head on part of the fry station resulting in a bump on the back of the head.
2017-02-03	Morgan City	Louisiana	production mamangememnt	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was throwing scrap iron into a bin when a piece of scrap iron became caught on his left ring finger, partially amputating the distal tip.
2016-10-20	Fort Morgan	Colorado	CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A serpentine gate was closed. The employee pulled the pin in order to open the gate when a cow rammed the gate and his left ring finger was pinched between the gate and the cement wall. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated and the middle finger was fractured.
2016-10-14	Morgantown	West Virgini	USSE2, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A worker was performing maintenance work on an air handling unit when his hand was caught between the belt and sheave, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2016-09-20	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Western Sugar Cooperative	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees installed a new mud press belt. The employees were in the process of installing the mud wash box. In the process of removing the bolts from the bearing pillow block on the redirect roller, the remaining tension on the new belt and residual in air bag belt tensioning system pulled and twisted the redirect roller forward into the water flush line union. The force and motion of the redirect roller bearing pillow block pushed the employee's hand between the adjustable wrench (crescent
2016-07-12	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Leprino Foods	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee removed a tap from a brine tank containing cold water (8-10 degrees). The brine liquid burned the employee's right hand, palm, and forearm. The employee was admitted to the hospital burn unit.
2016-06-25	Morgantown	West Virgini	Monongalia General Hospital	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee's shoe became caught on something sticky, causing the employee to lose balance and fall, striking their head and fracturing the right hip.
2016-05-14	Fort Morgan	Colorado	LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a diluted corrosive chemical solution with a 24" long brush to clean drains. The employee sustained a second degree chemical burn to the forearm and wrist when the chemical solution splashed under the employee's protective gloves and sleeves.
2016-04-20	Morgantown	West Virgini	March Westin Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On April 20, 2016, at approximately 6:15 p.m., an employee was helping to move a precast concrete panel on a dry wall cart. The 12' x 60" concrete panel, weighing 1200 pounds, was loaded by forklift onto the cart, which had a load capacity of 3200 pounds. The cart was being navigated through a doorway by two employees. While making a turn, the wheels swiveled. The injured employee reached behind the panel and grabbed the cart to pull it forward. The panel lost its center of balance and fell for
2016-02-09	Fort Morgan	Colorado	LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was preparing to clean a machine and asked a coworker for assistance. The two were then involved in a physical altercation, and the employee sustained neck and throat injuries.
2016-01-20	Morgantown	West Virgini	U.S. Postal Service	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
On January 20, 2016, at approximately 3:15pm, a city carrier was hospitalized after falling while delivering mail to a residential home. The employee slipped and fell on ice resulting in a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain.
2016-01-10	Morgantown	West Virgini	WVU Hospitals	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On January 10, 2016, at approximately 4:35pm, an employee was hospitalized after falling on wet, icy grass, while walking to her car after work. The employee suffered a fracture and dislocation of her upper left arm resulting in surgery.
2015-12-19	Morgan City	Louisiana	CONRAD INDUSTRIES, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
Employees were prepping a vessel for painting. The employees were using a pressure washer and working from a scissor lift. Another employee who was moving in a scissor lift became entangled in the pressure washer line. The line was tied off to the lift with the employees who were pressure washing. That lift tipped over and fell onto a third scissor lift. The employee suffered a dislocated tibia.
2015-12-17	Fort Morgan	Colorado	CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the bone cannon machine and amputated part of the right index finger.
2015-12-10	Morgantown	West Virgini	Mylan Pharmaceuticals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting an encapsulation machine and bypassed the safety interlock. The employee's hand was caught in moving parts while troubleshooting resulting in the partial amputation of the left middle finger from the tip to the second joint.
2015-12-08	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	PhytogenX, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out bottles that were jammed in the filling machine. Another employee cycled the machine amputating the employee's middle fingertip.
2015-12-01	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Western Sugar Cooperative	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cleaning a wheel feed guide. As he exited the area, his hand got caught in the feed channel wheels, crushing and amputating his left thumb.
2015-11-23	Morgan City	Louisiana	Conrad Shipyard, LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was fitting a 40-foot steel plate onto the bow rake of a barge. The plate came loose and fell on the employee's leg, breaking the employee's femur.
2015-08-24	Fort Morgan	Colorado	CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was injured when his arm was caught in a smooth idler pulley on the stuffer output belt conveyor resulting in multiple fractures.
2015-08-10	Morgantown	West Virgini	West Virginias Choice, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped while going down the stairs and fell down approximately 16 steps resulting in a separated shoulder, broken ribs, elbow and ankle.
2015-08-06	Fort Morgan	Colorado	LePrino Foods	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was trying to combine a low/empty jug of chemicals into a fuller jug of Sani King chemicals, unaware that he was mixing acid and chlorine. The resulting odor caused him to suffer respiratory issues and he was admitted to a hospital.
2015-08-05	Morgantown	West Virgini	Mosites Construction Company	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
On August 5, 2015, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee exited the cab of his crane and fell to the ground, fracturing his right hip. He was hospitalized.
2015-07-28	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Morgan Truck Body, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were removing a roll up door from a truck for repair. One employee had the right pinky finger at the distal joint pinched hard enough to cause an amputation. The second employee received a laceration needing sutures and an open fracture.
2015-07-24	Morgantown	West Virgini	W.G. Tomko, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking to retrieve tools and/or material when he tripped over the metal tract on the floor. The metal tract is secured to the floor for drywall installation and its lip protrudes up about 1 inch. His toe/boot got caught on the tract and he fell at ground level on his buttocks, possibly fracturing his left hip. He was hospitalized.
2015-06-17	Morganville	New Jersey	Grinkevich Lawn and Landscape	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee cut his finger on a lawnmower blade while clearing a clog and was hospitalized.
2015-06-16	Morgantown	West Virgini	Lighthouse Electric, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the third step of an eight foot step ladder pulling a cable through a conduit with a fish tape. The fish tape popped off the cable and the employee fell off the ladder and struck the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and chipped vertebrae.
2015-06-04	Morgan City	Louisiana	E.J. Fields Machine Works, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an overhead crane with a plat clamp attachment to reposition a 12-inch diameter by 12-foot long rudder stock to its opposite side. The load was out of position at an approximate 75-degree horizontal angle instead of a vertical 90-degree vertical position beneath the crane. The employee was standing to the right of the rudder stock being moved. As the load began to swing away from him, he attempted to control the swinging motion with his left hand. His left ring finger
2015-05-18	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Morgan Truck Body, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually transporting a truck body onto a transfer table. As he was setting it down, he pinched his finger between the truck body and the transfer table, sustaining an avulsion to the pinky finger.
2015-05-16	Fort Morgan	Colorado	Cargill	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working in inedible rendering when she went to open a valve for production flow to the birds. The steam ball valve was either in the open position or steam pressure was still in the line which caused the product flow line to be under pressure. The pressure caused the back feed which overflowed the tallow tank and hot tallow sprayed onto the employees upper left back and right arm and hand resulting in second degree burns.
2015-05-13	Morgantown	West Virgini	PJ FOOD SERVICE, INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
On May 13, 2015, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an employee suffered a back injury resulting in hospitalization. The employee was making an over-the-road delivery driving a tractor trailer. He stopped at a Pilot Fuel Station and was exiting the cab of his tractor trailer when he stepped to the ground and felt a sharp pain in his back.
2015-04-29	Morgantown	West Virgini	MYLAN PHARMACEUTICAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Employee taken to hospital for possible inhalation exposure to product.
2015-03-13	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Abraxas Youth and Family Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
While cleaning a food slicer, an employee amputated the ring finger on her right hand.
2015-03-03	Fort Morgan	Colorado	CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS	Forearm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was injured on the harvest floor while opening shanks. The employee suffered a laceration to the right forearm and was hospitalized.
2015-02-27	Morgantown	Pennsylvania	Titanium Metals Corp	Leg(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee working in the melting department was burned on the left leg when the exhaust line in the furnace loading pit exploded. The employee was admitted overnight to the hospital.