Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-09	New Holland	Pa	Keystone Hemp Growers LLC	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was installing commercial-grade racking and was holding up a 15-foot section of racking. The racking began to fall and kicked out, pushing the employee to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.
2021-05-05	New Holland	Il	Atlas Crane Services Inc	Head and trunk	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A blade fixture fell from a crane when a lifting strap broke. It struck an employee standing on the ground, causing injuries to the employee's head and abdomen.
2021-03-19	New Holland	Pa	New Holland Sales Stables	Tooth (teeth)	Kicked by animal
An employee was standing behind a horse when it kicked him in the face. He suffered six broken teeth.
2020-08-11	New Holland	Pa	Casual Living Unlimited LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was lining up a piece of product to cut using an upcut saw when the foot pedal was engaged while the employee's thumb was still on the product, leading to an amputation of the left thumb.
2020-05-11	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Tyson Poultry Inc	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While walking, an employee's legs gave out and the employee fell to the floor, suffering severe facial contusions and a broken nose.
2019-03-20	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Superior Plastic Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was inserting a PVC pipe into a spindle mold machine. The employee's fingers were caught in a pinch point, and the employee's right middle fingertip was crushed/amputated.
2019-03-13	New Holland	Pennsylvania	VAL-CO Companies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee placed the wire mesh into the wire trim machine. His left middle and ring fingers were amputated when the machine was activated.
2019-02-04	New Holland	Pennsylvania	CNH Industrial America, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was lifting a part with a hoist. As the part was being elevated, the employee's finger was caught between two parts causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-01-03	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Case New Holland	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing the third bend on a piece of metal in a hydraulic press brake when the machine amputated his left middle finger midway down the fingernail.
2018-07-16	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Advanced Food Products	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was helping a maintenance employee work on a can wash when the employee was splashed on the mid-section with scalding, hot water.
2018-05-07	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Wellborn Holdings, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood with a radial saw when the wood became caught in the guard. He was trying to remove the wood when his left middle finger was amputated to the middle of the first knuckle.
2017-07-28	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Dutch Valley Foods Dev	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on the hot fill machine and amputated the left index fingertip when the machine started up unexpectedly. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2017-03-06	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Tyson Foods-New Holland Fresh Plant	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to move a conveyor back into its original position after moving it to grease a bearing on an adjacent conveyor. The employee grabbed the bottom legs of the conveyor and tried to pull it back into place. As he pulled on the bottom leg of the conveyor, the top end of the conveyor tilted or rocked which allowed his right gloved hand to travel down the conveyor leg and was smashed between the base plate of the conveyor leg and the floor amputating the fingertip.
2016-03-28	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 28, 2016, an employee felt faint and dizzy and blacked out. When the employee came to, the right ring finger was caught between the conveyor and the guide bar. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.
2015-09-02	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Haller Enterprises Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A maintenance employee was changing a belt on a fan in a paint booth when the other fans in the booth turned on. This caused the employee's fan to spin, and his finger got caught between the belt and pulley. His left ring finger got crushed and was later amputated. His right index finger was injured and required stitches.
2015-07-27	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Fleur De Lait Foods	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was injured when his electric pallet jack accidentally made contact with his ankle, resulting in a broken ankle and fibula.
2015-07-16	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Pellman Foods Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working near the wash line conveyor in the production area. She reached to remove a bucket from the conveyor when her right-hand pinky and ring fingertips were amputated by a chain and sprocket.
2015-03-06	New Holland	Pennsylvania	Casual Living Unlimited LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a saw that kept clogging with sawdust. The employee placed the vac hose at the bottom of the saw, and the hose was sucked into the bottom. He sustained an amputation to his right-hand index finger.