Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Perryville	Mo	TG Missouri	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was using a stand-up tugger to move materials when a dry erase board on the front of the tugger came loose. The employee attempted to pick up the board and place it in a box behind him on the tugger. While the employee was turned, the tugger drove across a slope, which caused the employee to lose his balance and fall off the tugger. The employee sustained a broken left ankle.
2021-10-18	Perry	Fl	Mid-State SMS LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee stepped off a concrete pad to the concrete floor 10 inches below, tripped, and fell. The employee suffered a broken right hip.
2021-10-12	Perrysburg	Oh	Walgreens Distribution Center	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a trailer with boxes of product. While bending over to place a box at floor level, the employee hit a stack of boxes. One fell from the stack and struck the employee in the back of the head.
2021-10-02	Perrysburg	Oh	Hospice of Northwest Ohio	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On October 2, 2021, an employee was repositioning a patient when she tripped over a mat and struck her head against the wall, resulting in a concussion.
2021-08-27	Perrysburg	Oh	Skyworks, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On August 27, 2021, an employee was using a hammer to tap a sprocket on the tracks of a skid steer. A metal flake hit the employee's face. The employee suffered a temporary loss of sight in the left eye and was hospitalized.
2021-06-16	Perry	Fl	West Fraser, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was chipping wood. The chipper's lid struck the employee, causing broken ribs and a broken arm.
2021-05-12	Perrysburg	Oh	Costco Wholesale	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and pinned their left leg between the pallet jack and a floor scrubber. The employee's leg was fractured.
2021-04-22	Perry	Ok	Highridge Consulting Services LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was rolling wire back to the truck and had to cross a creek. While crossing, the employee became stuck in the creek causing him to sustain a fractured right femur.
2021-04-19	Perry	Ga	Perdue Foods, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A maintenance technician was setting up a box binding machine for the next day. He came in contact with a timing belt and his right index fingertip was amputated.
2021-04-12	Perry	Oh	MidWest Materials Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a metal shearing machine. The machine partially amputated the employee's left ring finger.
2021-04-11	Perry	Ga	Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee tried to cycle a piece of machinery, but it did not complete a cycle. The employee was troubleshooting the issue when the machinery abruptly started to move and crushed his index finger. The finger was medically amputated.
2021-04-11	Perry	Ga	Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a jam in a machine. Once the jam was removed, the machine's sock fitting cylinder continued its motion and crushed the employee's right index finger. The finger was medically amputated.
2021-04-10	Perryville	Mo	TG MISSOURI	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was adding metal to bins in a chrome plating hot water bath. The employee fell into a 148-degree solution of 6 percent sulfuric acid up to the waist; the employee suffered second-degree burns to the legs and was hospitalized.
2021-01-06	Perryton	Tx	Seaboard Foods	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell onto a wet concrete floor, resulting in an open fracture to two bones in her left wrist.
2020-09-14	Perry	Fl	PACEM -Defense	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 14, 2020, an employee was guiding powder flow into the capsules on a pellet press. The employee's right middle finger was pinched in the press, causing an amputation to the fingertip.
2020-08-31	Perrysburg	Oh	Morton Buildings, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing plywood/decking in a residential barn's attic. The employee fell to the ground about 14 feet below, suffering injuries to the back and arm, and was hospitalized.
2020-08-04	Perry	Fl	Lippert Components, Inc. dba Curt Group (UWS)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 4, 2020, a machine operator was bending thin aluminum tread plate parts on a press brake when the tip of his right index finger got caught between the part and the bottom die. The employee suffered the amputation of half of his fingernail to his fingertip.
2020-06-22	Perry	Oklahoma	The Charles Machine Works, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift, suffering a broken left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-04	Perrysville	Ohio	MANSFIELD PLUMBING PRODUCTS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was dumping a dump hopper. The hopper came back down and struck the employee's left little finger, resulting in an amputation.
2020-02-20	Perry	Florida	Reynolds Construction of Florida, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a chain binder holding a 54-inch concrete stormwater pipe. As he snapped the binder free, the chain released and caught his left index finger and thumb in the chain links. As a result, his left thumb tip was amputated and his left index finger was fractured.
2020-01-15	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Farms	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While an employee was weighing product, her hand was caught on the shaft of a moving transfer conveyor. The employee's hand was injured.
2019-09-19	Perry	Oklahoma	Ditch Witch	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to free a pipe on a horizontal directional drill when the pipe shifted, catching the employee's finger between the drill pipe and the frame of the unit and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-09-11	Perrysburg	Ohio	XPO Logistics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was scanning freight from a forklift. His hand was through the forklift mast when the mast was lowered, amputating his left index finger and requiring surgery.
2019-08-30	Perrysburg	Ohio	Walgreens Distribution Center	Leg(s)	Moving in same direction, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift while carrying a pallet. A second forklift driver was directly behind the first forklift traveling in the same direction. The pallet blocked the safety sensor on the first forklift, causing it to suddenly stop. The second forklift then hit the first one and the employee on the first forklift suffered two broken legs. One of the leg fractures was a compound fracture.
2019-08-14	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Foods, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a clog in a brine pump. The pump blade amputated the employee's fingertip.
2019-07-06	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Farm (Cook Plant)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning excess batter from a batter machine. His left hand was caught in the machine; three fingers were broken and his palm was lacerated.
2019-06-24	Perryville	Missouri	GILSTER-MARY LEE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing wet corn meal down into the throat of a twin screw cooker with his left hand when his fingers were caught in the ingoing nip point of the twin screws. He suffered amputation injuries to four fingers (excluding the thumb) on his left hand.
2019-06-21	Perrysburg	Ohio	CASTO CONSTRUCTION	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a four-step step ladder repairing a pane of glass over a door frame. While descending the ladder, he missed a step and fell backwards into a corner wall. The employee was hospitalized for back pain and tingling in his legs.
2019-05-18	Perry	Georgia	Stellar Management Group	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder spraying water on a conveyor line when the employee lost balance and fell 2 feet onto the moving conveyor, suffering a broken arm.
2019-05-07	Perrysville	Ohio	MANSFIELD PLUMBING PRODUCTS LLC	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was watching boxed product enter the tape machine when his shirt was grabbed by the machine, pulling the employee's arm into the equipment. The flight arm retracted and pinched the employee's wrist between the flight arm and the frame of the machine. The employee suffered a broken wrist that required surgery.
2019-04-10	Perryville	Missouri	Toyoda Gosei Missouri Corporation	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped on a broken section of concrete and fell to the floor, breaking her pelvis.
2019-03-16	Perry	Ohio	Day & Zimmermann	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An actuator got stuck on a rusted stud and did not release. An employee tried to unjam the actuator and it moved, pinching his finger against the base of the pipe. His right index fingertip was amputated.
2019-03-01	Perryville	Missouri	Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift and hit his head on the concrete floor, suffering a head injury and loss of consciousness.
2018-09-04	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Foods, LLC	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling a plastic sheet from the plastic feeder part of a bottom crust freezer transport system. Her sleeve was caught and her right hand was pulled into the machine; she suffered broken bones in the wrist and lacerations to the hand.
2018-07-04	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Farms	Head	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
An employee was working in the flooring area of a machine while an employee working above was attempting to disconnect a 2-inch hose for sanitation purposes. The hose slipped from the employee's hand, striking the employee in the flooring area in the head and causing a contusion.
2018-06-08	Perrysburg	Ohio	Royalty Mooney and Moses Insulation	Ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
On June 8, 2018, an employee was moving a beam while on a scaffold. The employee stepped off of the scaffold onto a shelf and it collapsed causing the employee to fall 11 feet to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured right ankle.
2018-04-24	Perry	Georgia	Lineage Logistics, LLC	Skull	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a motorized, ride-on pallet jack to load a freezer when the pallet jack struck a bollard, throwing him to the floor. He suffered a fractured skull and minor bleeding.
2018-04-24	Perryton	Texas	Palo Duro Wind Energy, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell to the concrete floor while working in the shop/warehouse area, fracturing both wrists, a femur, and an eye socket.
2018-04-18	Perrysburg	Ohio	FIRST SOLAR, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On April 18, 2018, an employee was helping to clean out heat exchangers when a metal rod attached to a cordless drill used to clean salt deposits slipped and fractured/lacerated the employee's right thumb.
2018-04-03	Perry	Florida	M.A. Massey Construction, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a wooden board when the saw kicked back and lacerated his left thigh, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-24	Perrysburg	Ohio	Taylor Hyundai of Perrysburg	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was talking to the driver of a vehicle when it ran over his right foot. He experienced bruising and swelling that required hospitalization.
2018-03-21	Perry	Florida	Foley Cellulose A Georgia-Pacific Company	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was tightening a bolt on the end of a cutter machine's bed knife when the ratchet handle slipped off the socket, causing the employee to fall backwards. He broke his right tibia and fibula, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-14	Perry	Oklahoma	Ditch Witch	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a file cabinet and the cabinet fell back towards the employee, amputating the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
2018-03-14	Perry	Ohio	SOUTH SHORE CONTROLS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was manually releasing the hand brake on a trolley when his left pinky finger was pinched between the trolley and a rail, resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-03-09	Perry	Georgia	Cook's Pest Control,	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee entered a customer's attic and was attempting to place rodent traps when he miss-stepped and fell, breaking through the ceiling. He broke his tibia and fibula and tore a tendon in his left leg.
2018-01-04	Perrysburg	Ohio	Pioneer Industrial Systems LLC	Multiple body parts	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting through a weld on a glass furnace using a grinder with a cutting wheel. The cutting wheel broke after getting stuck between two pieces of metal and the employee lost control of the grinder, which then scraped the employee's chest and stomach and lacerated the right leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-05	Perrysburg	Ohio	Gulf Coast Express Carriers	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On October 5, 2017, an employee was sprayed with chemicals while unhooking a hose from a chemical tank. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to the face and eyes.
2017-06-27	Perry	Georgia	Sandler Nonwoven Corp.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking a non-woven fabric machine when he dropped a pad between two rollers. As he attempted to retrieve the pad, his left hand was crushed and fractured between the moving rollers. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2017-06-04	Perry	Florida	Doctors' Memorial Hospital, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On June 4, 2017, at 5:40 p.m., an employee was unloading a patient from the back of an ambulance. While he was holding onto the door of the ambulance, lightning struck the vehicle. He suffered respiratory arrest and lost consciousness, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-10	Perry	Georgia	Interfor U.S. Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was manually feeding a 6' piece of 2x10 lumber into a rip saw when a piece of the lumber became caught in the saw and kicked back through the machine, striking and puncturing the employee's right forearm.
2017-04-04	Perry	Florida	Foley Cellulose, LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was taking a pulp sample from a washer when steam from the shower header (used to spray over the pulp to clean) caused second and third degree burns to her right arm and hand.
2017-01-24	Perry	Oklahoma	Charles Machine, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was operating a mill machine to put flats on round bar stock. The employee reached behind the stock to check on a radius and was caught between the bit and the stock amputating the right index fingertip.
2017-01-06	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Foods, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Slip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was on a ladder, visually checking and listening for possible air leaks on a line, when he slipped and grabbed a support structure next to the 180 gear. The forward motion of his weight caused his right hand to slide into the plastic gear, which amputated his right middle finger.
2016-10-07	Perryville	Missouri	MFA Agri Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to change the bearings on a fertilizer tender truck's auger and was using a garden hose to loosen the product. The hose became tangled in the auger, which drug his hand into the auger. As a result, his right pinky and part of his ring finger were amputated. He was hospitalized.
2016-09-08	Perry	Ohio	Day and Zimmermann International Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On or about 9/8/16, an employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when the left pinky finger was caught and amputated between the forks and a slide bar.
2016-08-24	Perrysburg	Ohio	Riddle Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was mowing a residential property and stopped to adjust the blade on the mower. When he reached under the mowing deck, his left middle finger was lacerated and later amputated.
2016-07-27	Perrysburg	Ohio	TARPSTOP, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 27, 2016, an employee was using an aluminum saw to cut a piece of aluminum angle. The aluminum became caught in the blade of the saw, and the blade struck and lacerated the employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-07-26	Perrysburg	Ohio	Owens-Illinois Glass	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was conducting maintenance on the HVAC when the wind caused the HVAC blades to unexpectedly move, amputating the intermediate phalange of the employee's right middle finger and the distal phalange of the right ring finger.
2016-05-31	Perrysburg	Ohio	Belmont Country Club	Leg(s)	Roadway collision-moving perpendicularly
On or about May 31, 2016, two employees were crossing the road in a golf cart when they were struck by a van in oncoming traffic. Both employees were admitted to the hospital.
2016-04-25	Perry	Florida	Gilman Building Products. LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 25, 2016, an employee was attempting to straighten a crooked board on the trimmer machine when his right ring fingertip was pinched and amputated between two boards.
2016-03-03	Perry	Oklahoma	Ground Zero Storm Shelters	Forearm(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee removed a tire from a company trailer and was airing the tire when the tire exploded. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the left forearm and required surgery.
2016-01-13	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Farms	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee climbed to the top of an ergonomic stand and started talking to a coworker while his right forearm rested on a support bar. When the machine (line) started to come back up, his arm was pinned and fractured.
2015-10-12	Perryton	Texas	Big Creek Sand and Gravel	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was opening the wing gate on an asphalt laydown machine and his right leg was caught in the elevator amputating it above the knee.
2015-09-03	Perryville	Missouri	KUEKER'S LAWN SERVICE, L.L.C.	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On September 3, 2015, at approximately 9:30-10 a.m., an employee was mowing with a zero turn mower. The employee dismounted the mower as it approached a chain link fence. The mower rolled and struck the employee, breaking his hip and requiring hospitalization.
2015-08-27	Perry	Oklahoma	Ground Zero Storm Shelters	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was tack welding the steel walls on a manufactured storm shelter. The tacks failed and one of the steel walls fell on him fracturing his L2 vertebrae.
2015-07-31	Perry	Oklahoma	Charles Machine Works	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee tried to clear a jammed part in a machine. When he reached in, the part moved, pinching and amputating his fingertip.
2015-07-28	Perry	Florida	GP Cellulose, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a 4-foot ladder. The employee experienced temporary paralysis and was hospitalized.
2015-07-12	Perrysburg	Ohio	Hilton Garden In Toledo Perrysburg	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on water and fell in a hallway injuring her knee. The employee was hospitalized and requires surgery.
2015-06-18	Perry	Florida	TREES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was locking the utility chip box with a pin. The pin was not properly inserted and the box started to come down and crushed his right hand, amputating his right index finger.
2015-06-11	Perry	Florida	Gilman Building Products, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking and was run over by the forklift. The employee suffered broken ribs, a collapsed left lung, broken vertebra, and a toe amputation.
2015-06-09	Perrysburg	Ohio	Cool Seal USA, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 9, 2015, an employee's hand was crushed while operating a laminator. The employee was hospitalized. The machine guard was bypassed at the time of the incident.
2015-06-05	Perrysburg	Ohio	NES Rentals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lift on the back of a truck. When he reached for a chain that had fallen, the ramp came down on his hand and severed his right middle and ring fingers.
2015-05-29	Perry	Florida	Waste Pro of Florida, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down the fixed ladder, slipped on the front loader's tire and fell 3.5 feet to the ground. The employee was admitted to the hospital with a broken right hip.
2015-05-19	Perryville	Missouri	Ready-Mix Concrete Incorporated	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was washing the concrete truck after a delivery while standing on the rear fender. He fell 46 inches to the ground below, cracking his ribs and sustaining a possible lung laceration.
2015-05-19	Perrysburg	Ohio	Performance Feed Group	Ankle(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee injured his ankle when he lost balance rolling a dolly down a truck ramp. The incident resulted in a broken ankle requiring hospitalization.
2015-05-17	Perryville	Missouri	TG Missouri	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A forklift operator was moving a plastic returnable (3ftX3ftX2in) on the forks of a forklift. The employee was attempting to place the returnable in a cart that has the same dimensions as the returnable base. While attempting to set the returnable on the cart he had difficulty aligning the returnable with the cart. The cart has casters so it moves around. The employee decided he would go around to the side of the returnable in an attempt to align it with the cart. While backing up he placed his
2015-05-07	Perrysburg	Ohio	Ohio Cat	Leg(s)	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was hospitalized after tripping over a mobile jack stand not in use in the tool room. The employee sustained a leg injury.
2015-04-24	Perrysburg	Ohio	Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On or about April 24, 2015, at approximately 1:18 PM, an employee fell approximately 10 feet while working from an elevated platform attached to a fork truck. The employee sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized.
2015-02-04	Perryton	Texas	Complete Energy Services Well Service Division	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employees were making a connection when tubing fell striking the employee in the lower face.
2015-01-23	Perry	New York	Creative Food Ingredients Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 1/23/15 at approximately 4pm, a packing employee was cleaning a conveyor when the employee's arm got caught in a roller. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the right forearm. Employee underwent surgery at Strong Memorial hospital, was hospitalized for three nights and released on 1/26/15.
2015-01-15	Perry	Georgia	Perdue Farms	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 15, 2015, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Employee #1 experienced a laceration to the right little finger while operating equipment used to remove the breast and tenders from the bird. The employee was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that a surgical amputation was necessary.
2015-01-05	Perry	Ohio	Perry Nuclear Power Plant	Thigh(s)	Slip without fall
An employee walking from the parking lot en route to his assigned work area slipped, tearing his quadriceps tendon. The employee was discharged from the ER, but later returned to Lake West hospital that evening and was admitted. The employee has since been scheduled for surgery.