Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Menasha	Wi	Sonoco (SPG) Incorporated	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting paper for defects while standing on the end of a roll of paper in a machine. The machine was jogged and pulled the paper out from under the employee's feet. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a possible hip fracture.
2021-10-04	Nashua	Nh	Worthen Industries, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder in order to reach the platform of a machine when they fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a broken hip, a broken wrist, and a skull fracture.
2021-08-30	Nashua	Nh	Harcros Chemicals Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was working with a wrench. The employee fell backward into a valve, suffering an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-07-12	Nashville	Ar	Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 7/12/2021, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was walking in the plant, tripped on a corner of a pallet, and fell. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured left hip that required surgery.
2021-06-30	Nashua	Nh	UPS	Eye(s)	Vehicle struck by falling or flying object-roadway
An employee was driving a vehicle down a dirt road when a windstorm caused tree branches to come down all over the road. A branch struck a mirror bracket and glass broke. A piece of glass got into the employee's eye and lacerated the retina.
2021-06-29	Nashua	Nh	Bronze Craft Corporation	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was preparing to pour molten bronze from a pot when the pot erupted and the molten bronze contacted the employee, resulting in burns to his left wrist, hand, and palm. Personal protective equipment was worn at the time of the incident.
2021-05-16	Menasha	Wi	Sonoco	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had removed a deckle nozzle to change it. It dropped, and as he tried to catch it his glove was caught in the cylinder. He suffered a degloving to the right thumb.
2021-04-15	Menasha	Wi	TC Transcontinental Holding Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 15, 2021, an employee was removing rust from the spindle of a lathe using an emery cloth when their glove become entangled in the back chuck, resulting in a partial degloving of the right middle finger and complete amputation of the right ring and pinky fingers.
2021-03-30	Nashua	Nh	New England GYN & Surgical Services	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell down stairs, suffering a broken left humerus. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-06	Menasha	Wi	Essity	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was on a catwalk, cleaning the shower on a paper machine. As he was using a wrench to rotate the shower shaft with his right hand, the indicator came around and caught the tip of his left index finger, causing a partial amputation to the finger pad.
2021-03-02	Nashville	Ga	Chaparral Boats, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was assisting in the rotation of a boat hull mold when his left ring finger was caught between the mold and the frame used to hold the mold, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-02-11	Nashua	Nh	Robert Champagne	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee walked around a truck to unlatch the hood and check the oil when he slipped on ice and hit his head on the ground, resulting in a head injury.
2021-01-20	Nashville	Ar	Husqvarna Forestry Products	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were in a fist fight when one of them broke a bone in the other's face. The injured employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-04	Nashotah	Wi	Lauderdale Lakes Marina, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting snow off of stored boats and their covers when he slipped on a patch of ice under the snow and fell on the tongue of a trailer, landing on his back. The employee suffered two broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
2020-07-09	Nashville	Arkansas	Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Head and trunk	Vehicle or machinery fire
Two employees were doing monthly preventive maintenance/inspection on a natural gas boiler system. A fire ignited in the system; one employee was burned on the back and side of the head, and the other suffered second-degree burns on his face, arms, and hand.
2020-06-24	Menasha	Wisconsin	Intertape Polymer Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a rag to clean ink blots from the rollers of a flexo press. The rag became caught in the rollers and pulled the employee's left hand into the machine's rollers. The employee sustained amputation of the left index and middle fingertips.
2020-06-23	Nashua	New Hampshir	UPS Customer Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee who had been engaged in driver training with a supervisor was hospitalized with dehydration.
2020-06-15	Nashua	New Hampshir	Liberty Utilities	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was turning off a valve with a wrench when he developed a hernia. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-26	Nashville	Arkansas	Jan-Eze Plating, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was hooking a chain hook onto a crankshaft buggy that lifts the crane shaft. The buggy moved and smashed his left index fingertip between the hook and the buggy, causing an amputation of the left index finger.
2019-07-23	Nashville	Georgia	Chaparral Boats Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was strapping a boat mold onto a trailer when he lost consciousness due to heat exhaustion and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a laceration to the head from striking the ground.
2019-04-19	Menasha	Wisconsin	Dura-Fibre, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a baler. Knives on the baler amputated the employee's right hand.
2019-04-09	Menasha	Wisconsin	LSC Communications US, Inc	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was engaged in changeover activities on the press stacker when the stacker table activated and pinned him, injuring his head and right arm.
2019-02-28	Nashua	New Hampshir	McGovern Automotive Group	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking to a car at the end of the shift, an employee slipped and fell on a snowbank, suffering a broken ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-05	Menasha	Wisconsin	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on an icy sidewalk while delivering mail and fractured the right ankle.
2019-01-18	Nashua	New Hampshir	Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fractured a leg after falling from a step ladder.
2018-07-02	Menasha	Wisconsin	LSC Communications, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was webbing paper into a press when the press's blanket cylinders caught the employee's left hand. The employee suffered damage to the middle and ring fingers, resulting in surgical amputation of the middle finger to the first joint.
2018-05-01	Nashville	Arkansas	TODD & SARGENT INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was cutting wooden forms from a scissor lift when an 8-foot piece of wood form struck his left thumb, amputating it at the first knuckle.
2018-01-17	Nashua	New Hampshir	Sodexo	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee's cane turned sideways while the employee was walking through the lobby, causing the employee to lose balance and fall to the floor. The employee fractured the left ankle, right knee, and right shoulder.
2018-01-04	Menasha	Wisconsin	WOW Logistics Company	Heel(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On January 4, 2017, at approximately 4:50 a.m., an employee used a stand-up forklift to place a pallet onto a storage rack. He was backing away from the pallet when his right heel was caught and lacerated between an upright behind him and the operator compartment of the lift. He required stitches and overnight hospitalization.
2017-07-24	Menasha	Wisconsin	Gunderson Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was on a loading dock looking for his cart. He had one foot on the dock plate and the other foot on a truck when the truck pulled away. He then fell, injuring his knee and requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-07-19	Nashotah	Wisconsin	Techniplas, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing an injection unit platform off a press bed when the unit slipped off. His index finger was pinched between the unit and the platform, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
2017-06-29	Nashville	Georgia	Chaparral Boats, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning a finished boat after completing the manufacturing process. The employee moved to the rear of the boat to retrieve finishing pieces and fell approximately 56 inches to the concrete floor, fracturing the L5 vertebra.
2017-03-31	Nashua	New Hampshir	Etchstone Protperties, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
While performing wood framing activities, an employee fell through a floor hole and struck the ground, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2017-03-08	Nashua	New Hampshir	Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation- Greenbriar	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking up a flight of stairs while carrying linens when she missed a step and fell backwards resulting in a contusion to the back and head.
2017-02-24	Nashville	Georgia	Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While shrink wrapping a roll of fabric on a re-roll machine, both of an employee's hands and arms were pulled into the machine resulting in bruising. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-01	Nashville	Tennessee	Williams Mechanical LLC	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking alongside a Lull (forklift) while balancing a 21 ft. long pipe next to the front tire. As the operator moved forward, the Lull ran over his foot. The employee's foot was amputated.
2017-01-23	Nashville	Georgia	Chaparral Boats Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was preparing a finished boat for shipment. He was placing a battery in the motor box when the lid of the box inadvertently closed and crushed his right big toe, amputating part of the bone.
2016-09-12	Nashville	Arkansas	Tyson Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee visually determined that a metal flange on a transfer had become disconnected from a metal plate, allowing a transfer roller to fall. When he touched the flange, the metal plate became loose and smashed his right ring finger between the metal plate and flange. The transfer was locked out at the time.
2016-08-12	Nashville	Georgia	Chaparral Boats Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was rolling fiberglass and was not feeling well. When other workers helped her sit down, she suffered an altered level of consciousness. She became severely lethargic and was cold and clammy to the touch. She was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion.
2016-08-11	Nashville	Tennessee	U. S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While delivering mail an employee felt ill possibly due to heat and was hospitalized.
2016-07-18	Nashville	Illinois	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were working in a lift bucket truck cleaning a cross arm when the boom failed and the bucket hit the truck. One employee remained in the bucket and the other was thrown out of the bucket. Both employees were attached to the bucket with harnesses and lanyards. One employee received a broken rib and bruising.
2016-06-06	Menasha	Wisconsin	Lunda Construction	Forearm(s)	Nonclassifiable
On June 6, 2016, an employee suffered an arm amputation above the elbow while working with a jack.
2016-03-30	Nash	Texas	Martin Midstream Partners L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a homogenizer to make emulsified sulfur when the employee's finger was caught between the plunger and cooling line, lacerating the fingertip and requiring sutures.
2016-03-07	Nashville	Arkansas	Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The injured employee and a coworker were picking up supplies from a local supplier in a truck. The dock plate at the local supplier did not engage properly. Both workers got out and were trying to fix the dock plate when it came down on and amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.
2016-01-19	Nashville	Georgia	Chaparral Boats Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading boats onto trailers. The employee was moving a large boat and his left hand was caught between two boats resulting in the amputation of the index and middle fingertips.
2015-12-28	Menasha	Wisconsin	SCA Tissue	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While moving a strainer onto a rack for cleaning, the rack slipped and pinched the employee's finger between the rack and the strainer weighing approximately 40 lbs. The fingertip was amputated.
2015-11-17	Nashville	Tennessee	Department of Veterans Affairs	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was exiting the rear door of the hospital. A gust of wind caused the door to smash his hand between two arms of the closer creating a pinch point. The employee lost the tip of his right middle finger.
2015-10-10	Menasha	Wisconsin	Graphic Packaging International, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working by a sheeter roll and was using a wedge so it wouldn't move. When he placed the wedge, the roll moved and it pinched his fingers. The roll weighs 2,000 lbs. The hand specialist had to amputate the right middle fingertip.
2015-10-10	Nashville	Arkansas	Aaron Maintenance Services	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on an electric motor to get it going. When the motor started, his left thumb tip was amputated by the belt of the motor.
2015-10-02	Nashville	Tennessee	Buzzi Unicem USA	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was unhooking power cables from a barge when the metal handle of a cable came in contact with the plug, causing an arc flash. The employee was burned on the arm and torso.
2015-07-22	Nashua	New Hampshir	Stellos' Electric Supply, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee received an electrical shock.
2015-06-09	Nashville	Arkansas	Tyson Foods, Inc. Nashville Feed Mill	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee lifted a cover over a crumble roller and reached between the grates to clean a clump of feed off of the grates. The employee's hand got caught between the rolls under the grates.
2015-05-04	Menasha	Wisconsin	Lunda Construction	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was stripping concrete form work. The employee was tied off to the concrete form work when it moved and fell to the ground. The employee was pulled by the falling form work and hit the ground. The employee fell 14 feet and was hospitalized with head and back injuries.
2015-03-13	Nash	Oklahoma	FARMERS GRAIN COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Explosion
An employee was working in the tire shop when other employees heard an explosion. The employee was burned from the waist down and hospitalized.
2015-02-20	Nashville	Tennessee	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A City Carrier in Nashville was delivering mail when she slipped on ice and fell breaking her ankle. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery to repair her ankle.
2015-02-11	Nashville	Arkansas	Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Employee was returning from break to the Quality Control Room and was walking around the corner. She caught her toe on a protruding corner of a baseplate of the guardrail and fell. The employee fractured her hip.
2015-02-09	Nashua	New Hampshir	TARGET STORE T1228	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee slipped on the water on the floor and fell resulting in pain in the right leg and left wrist. She was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2015-01-20	Menasha	Wisconsin	Belgioioso cheese, Inc.	Groin	Slip on substance without fall
An employee dismounted a forklift into a puddle of water and slipped. The employee suffered a groin tear/sprain.