Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-14	Pinellas Park	Fl	Consolidated Resource Recovery Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting a tub grinder chain onto the teeth of an excavator hook when their left index finger was pinched by the chain, resulting in amputation of the finger.
2021-08-23	Pine Plains	Ny	United States Lumber Company	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was maintaining an electrical box. He suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and arm and was hospitalized.
2021-08-19	Big Pine Key	Fl	ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
At about 3:00 p.m. on August 19, 2021, an employee was on a ladder, hanging artwork on a church wall. A volunteer leaned on the opposite side of the ladder, trying to support the employee, and the ladder destabilized. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken right shoulder, as well as a contusion to his right elbow.
2021-07-10	Pine Bluff	Ar	W & A Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 8:00 a.m. on July 10, 2021, an employee was putting product into a brake press. The machine was engaged while his right hand was in the point of operation resulting in finger fractures. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-07-02	Pinellas Park	Fl	YRC Freight	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 2, 2021, an employee had just finished loading his truck and was removing a dock plate when its hinge section partially amputated his left ring finger at the first knuckle.
2021-06-22	Pine Bluff	Ar	Hugg and Hall Mobile Storage	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was chaining a container on a trailer. His left middle finger was caught between the trailer and the chain. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-06-21	Pineville	La	McFarland Cascade/ Stella Jones	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was guiding a tram cart that was holding telephone poles when a pole rolled off the tram onto the employee's left foot and crushed it.
2021-05-30	Pine Bluff	Ar	Evergreen Packaging	Pelvis	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
Four employees were pushing a roll of paper on the paper machine winder deck to clear a conveyor for two defective rolls. They lost control of the roll and it struck one employee resulting in a fractured pelvis that required surgery.
2021-05-08	Coosa Pines	Al	Resolute FP US Inc.	Multiple head locations	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting electrical issues on a piece of equipment when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to the face and top of the head.
2021-05-03	Pine Bluff	Ar	Planters Cotton Oil Mill	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a metal rod to unclog an auger system that had clogged with cotton lint. The machine caught the rod and crushed his right middle finger. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-03	Pine Bush	Ny	Komatsu	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning out a trailer when they slipped and fell 17 inches from the trailer to the ground, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.
2021-04-25	Pine Bluff	Ar	Calpine Corporation	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
On April 25, 2021, at 8:56 AM, natural gas pressure increased at the fuel skids which activated one of the pressure safety valves. An employee was dispatched to shut off the gas supply remotely. Natural gas discharged from the PSV and accumulated in four adjacent enclosures that house operating equipment. The gas vapors ignited and an explosion occurred. The employee was burned on both arms and hands, their face, and lower torso. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-22	Pinellas Park	Fl	Carr & Sons Masonry, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was moving a mini-compactor to another work area. The employee was caught between a skid steer and the mini-compactor, resulting in a compound fracture of the lower right leg that required hospitalization.
2020-10-14	Alpine	Tx	Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was inspecting and cleaning a probe on a newly installed power distribution transformer, after ensuring that the fuses were disconnected. The employee's left index finger touched powered equipment and the employee was shocked.
2020-10-02	Pine Bluff	Ar	Evergreen Packaging, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in front of the wood sorter gate before the chipper in-feed conveyor. The jammed wood had pushed the sorter gate up to nearly the full-open position. The employee attached a chain-fall to one of the jammed logs. As the log was raised, the rest of the jam was relieved and fell on the conveyor below. The sorter gate then closed on the employee's right leg crushing it between the gate, a piece of wood and the surrounding frame. The employee's lower right leg was fract
2020-09-10	Pinellas Park	Fl	Contech Engineered Solutions LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was painting an 18-inch detention system manifold supported on a metal sawhorse. When the employee rolled the part from vertical to horizontal, the pipe side of the manifold slipped off his hand. His left ring finger was pinched between the pipe and the sawhorse and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-05	Pine Bluff	Ar	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was manually adjusting a block of frozen product on a conveyor, when his right middle finger was caught between the block and the frame causing a fracture and laceration to his right middle finger that required surgery.
2020-09-01	Pembroke Pines	Fl	Operations Management International, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing lime from the interior wall of a holding tank while working from a baker-style scaffold. A section of lime fell and struck the side of the scaffold causing it to tip over. The employee fell to the ground approximately 5 feet below and sustained fractures to both wrists.
2020-08-13	Pinellas Park	Fl	LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee passed out while flagging traffic at a road construction project. He sustained a heat related illness.
2020-08-05	Pine Bluff	Ar	Kiswire Pine Bluff, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee collapsed and fell, striking his head on the concrete floor.
2020-07-09	Pine Valley	California	U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION	Multiple face locations	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee suffered nose and eye socket fractures while using an ATV.
2020-07-09	Alpine	Texas	REECE ALBERT, INC.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from a conveyor, landing about 10 feet below and breaking his kneecap.
2020-06-18	Pine Island	New York	Pine Island Turf Nursery, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawn tractor when the tractor drove into a ditch. The employee fell from the lawn tractor and three fingers on the left hand were severely lacerated.
2020-06-12	Pineville	Louisiana	Petre's Tree Surgery	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was on a ladder using a chainsaw to trim trees above a residential home. The employee lost his footing on the ladder, causing the chainsaw to slip and lacerate his right forearm.
2020-05-29	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Evergreen Packaging, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a paper winder. He taped the paper to the core and it began to tear. While he was trying to grab the tail of the paper, the winder grabbed his right-hand fingers and pulled his hand in. He suffered fractures to his middle and ring fingers.
2020-05-07	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Twin Rivers Paper Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing out a paper roll set on a winder. The core chucks were being retracted, and he was clearing a piece of paper from them when the tip of his left index finger was caught in the wedge hole. As the chuck retracted into the outer cylinder, about a centimeter of the fingertip was sheared off.
2020-04-04	Pinellas Park	Florida	Madico, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had just started a coating line and lowered the rollers over the rod. The employee reached over the rod to tap it, in order to remove some air bubbles in the coating liquid. The sleeve of employee's cleanroom suit, along with his right arm, were pulled in between the idler and the film. The employee sustained a fractured right arm.
2020-03-04	Pinellas Park	Florida	Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was loading a single, push-around manlift onto the lift-gate of a stake-body truck. The lift became unstable. While the employee attempted to stabilize it, he slipped and fell sustaining a severe laceration on his left shin.
2020-01-20	Pine Bush	New York	Ahold Delhaize	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stocking groceries using a 2-step stool. As she stepped down, she fell to the floor and fractured her hip.
2020-01-09	Pinellas Park	Florida	ADVANCED PACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
A pipe lining crew was using a hot water system to inflate a liner inside a pipe. Hot water and 6.5 pounds of pressure were added to invert the tubes inside the pipes. An employee was standing next to the tube when it burst at the seam, spraying hot water on the employee and causing second- and third-degree burns to the right side of his body. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-10	Alpine	California	Viejas Casino & Resort	Hand(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a dresser out of a hotel room in order to refinish it. A metal rim on the bottom of the dresser cut the employee's hand and severed a tendon. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-24	Pembroke Pines	Florida	WM Reuter Recycling	Lumbar region	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning and doing routine maintenance on a screen conveyor belt when he lost his footing and fell backwards onto the belt, suffering fractures to the lower back.
2019-08-18	Pinecrest	Florida	Florida Power and Light	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a transformer on a dolly. The transformer slipped off the dolly and crushed the employee's left middle finger.
2019-08-17	Pineland	Texas	Georgia Pacific Lumber Operations - Pineland	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had been realigning a conveyor chain at an unscrambler. The employee went back to grab a board off the conveyor the machine started. The employee's arm was pinched between the chain and the unscrambler wall; the employee suffered fractures to the left ulna, radius, and hand, as well as a laceration between the left thumb and forefinger.
2019-08-05	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a standup forklift to transfer a pallet from the production area to a warehouse. The forklift veered off course and struck a concrete wall. The employee’s left foot was caught between the forklift and the wall. He sustained a fractured left foot and ankle.
2019-07-17	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Highland Pellets, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing a die inside the pellet mill of a press. The employee was using a torque wrench to tighten the inner bolts, applying pressure in a downward motion, when the wrench either gave way, or reached the desired amount of torque and completed its designed function to break loose. The employee's right thumb was caught between the wrench handle and a piece of adjacent equipment (the aspiration line) resulting in an amputation to the right thumb.
2019-07-13	Lost Pines	Texas	Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was at the ironing machine making adjustments to the machine's performance. She used a hammer to press down on a belt inside the machine. While pressing down on the belt, it moved and caused the employee's hand to strike a sharp edge on part of the ironing machine. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
2019-07-07	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	EVERGREEN PACKAGING	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat illness (vomiting, cramps, and dizziness) while slabbing cores.
2019-05-28	Bay Pines	Florida	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 4-foot elevated platform at a loading dock when the employee fell from the platform. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left heel and a shattered left foot. The chains on the platform were not up at the time of the incident.
2019-05-18	Coosa Pines	Alabama	Resolute FP US Inc.	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was threading the pulp sheet machine when their left hand was caught in a pinch point resulting in a fractured hand and wrist.
2019-05-07	Pinellas Park	Florida	M J SHORT & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An automotive technician was spinning a tire when his right middle finger got stuck between the rim and caliper. The fingertip was amputated and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-02	Pineland	Texas	Georgia Pacific Lumber Operations - Pineland	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was trying to remove a board that was stuck vertically in a mill stacker reject bin when it moved toward instead of away from him and it hit his hand. The board caught his finger, causing an amputation.
2019-04-02	Pineville	Louisiana	Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was in a dry laundry area packing line. When the employee opened a door to adjust a rail, a chain and sprocket caught the employee's left hand, causing cuts and amputations to the index finger (tip amputation), middle finger (amputation to the second knuckle), and ring finger (amputation from tip to nailbed).
2019-03-26	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	WESTERN FOODS	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping to load a rice tote on a railcar. He was near the edge of the platform when he fell off the platform (2 feet) and broke his femur.
2019-03-21	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee working next to the filter house was blowing down a fan slab under the filter house hopper when his jacket sleeve became tangled in a rotating shaft, pulling his left arm into the shaft. He suffered a mangled left hand, wrist, and forearm.
2019-02-24	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Evergreen Packaging, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
After a chipper knife change in the wood yard, employees were rotating the chipper disk to measure the knife clearances. To perform the measurements, the chipper disk is manually rotated to each knife location. To rotate the chipper disk, the injured employee placed his right foot on the card breaker for leverage. The employee's foot slipped and was caught between the card breaker and the feed chute resulting in an avulsion to the top of the foot and two fractured toes. The employee was hospital
2019-02-14	Pinehurst	Texas	Tejas Tubular, Inc.	Pelvic region	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was reaching for a cardboard box to begin assembling it when he lost his footing and fell back onto a mold that was stationed behind him. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration injury.
2019-01-29	Pine Bush	New York	Hannaford	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to their car after work, slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell. The employee struck their head on the ground and suffered a concussion.
2019-01-15	Pineville	Louisiana	Auto Tech of Louisiana	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was prepping a vehicle to be dismantled by removing parts when gas splashed near the heater, causing it to ignite. The employee was burned on the face and hands.
2018-09-05	Pinellas Park	Florida	Lakeshore Employment, Inc.	Heart	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Two employees were trimming trees and bushes in a mobile home park when they both had heart attacks due to possible oleander bush poisoning. They were both hospitalized.
2018-08-18	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Hoover Treated Wood Products	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting plastic bands on a bundle of 36 sheets of plywood that was suspended about 3 to 4 inches on another bundle placed on a rail tram. The employee was standing on the ground while cutting the bands. A forklift driver moved the forklift and the plywood shifted. About 10 to 12 sheets fell onto the employee, causing him to sustain three fractures on the right leg and right ankle.
2018-08-16	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Twin Rivers Paper Company	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee operating a 30-ton mobile crane was backing out down a hill when the brakes felt like they were not working, so the employee opened the door and exited the crane. He jumped approximately 6 feet and fell on his right leg at an odd angle, breaking it.
2018-08-14	Pinellas Park	Florida	H.I.S. CABINETRY, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to cut material when the saw blade amputated his thumb.
2018-08-08	Pine Knot	Kentucky	U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was responding to a call to provide assistance when he came upon a wet concrete floor and slipped, falling to the concrete floor and injuring his hip.
2018-08-07	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Cranford Construction Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for dehydration after performing highway construction.
2018-06-27	Pine Prairie	Louisiana	Geo Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was closing a door when the knife edge of the door closed on and amputated her right pinky finger.
2018-06-14	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	AGRODEVIATE, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was trying to flatten a 1-inch by 12-inch piece of metal when it broke in half and struck his left middle finger, resulting in a surgical amputation to the first knuckle.
2018-06-14	Pembroke Pines	Florida	R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a pallet in a trailer when the pallet fell on him, fracturing his right leg.
2018-05-26	Pinellas Park	Florida	Petco Animal Supply	Nonclassifiable	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was grooming a dog when she got a hair splinter in her arm. The area became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
2018-05-20	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Evergreen Packaging, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Trip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning poly from the edge of the pressure roll on an extruder. The employee tripped and caught his hand in a nip point as he tried to brace himself. The Injury resulted in a partial amputation of two fingers and a de-gloving injury to two other fingers.
2018-05-17	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Planters Cotton Oil Mill	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was changing out the saw cylinder on a de-linter machine when a helper accidentally bumped the hydraulic lever that controls the door. The door closed on the employee's right index finger, causing deep lacerations that required surgery and hospitalization.
2018-05-03	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	CENTRAL MOLONEY, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on a shearing machine when the machine actuated via the foot pedal. The employee's left index finger was in the point of operation and was amputated between the first and second knuckle.
2018-04-22	Hathaway Pines	California	U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
A volunteer missed a step and fell down stairs, suffering a dislocated elbow.
2018-03-31	Pembroke Pines	Florida	Bridgestone Americas	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was mounting tires when his right index finger was caught in a pinch point, amputating his fingertip.
2018-03-15	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Summit Poultry	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was one of several workers moving a large motor when the motor slipped and pinned the employee's foot against a wall. The employee sustained several broken bones in the left foot and ankle.
2018-03-11	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Planters Cotton Oil Mill Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee was cleaning the discharge chute on a seed cleaner when his hand came into contact with the moving chain, lacerating his right index and middle fingers and fracturing his index finger. He was hospitalized.
2018-02-17	Pinellas Park	Florida	Sunshine Electric of Pinellas, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While taking down a light fixture, an employee fell about 7 feet from an A-frame ladder and broke both heels.
2018-02-13	Pinellas Park	Florida	ENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC.	Hand(s)	Fire
An employee was inside a "dry room" at the press cell area. The room is environmentally controlled and a press is used to make heat pellets from powder. The powder is a flammable solid. The employee was cleaning the powder in the cell area with a broom and scoop and disposing of the powder at the satellite accumulation inside a fire cabinet. It is suspected that static electricity ignited the powder. The resulting fire burned both of the employee's hands.
2018-02-09	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	JB Hunt Transport, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was exiting his truck when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle. He was knocked to the ground and sustained a fractured right fibula, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-01	Pineville	Louisiana	Fedex Freight	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting the converter dolly to the trailer. He grabbed the part of the dolly that connected with the trailer and his hand was caught between the interlocking pieces fracturing it.
2018-01-24	Pembroke Pines	Florida	V&M Erectors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was loading a truck with material when a metal banding brace that was holding the material broke and lacerated his finger.
2018-01-18	Pine Grove	West Virgini	Dominion Gathering and Production	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On January 18, 2018, at approximately 10:57 a.m., an employee had accessed a stationary gangway to load a railcar with gasoline. While attempting to step 3 to 4 feet over to the railcar, the employee fell 12 feet to the ground, suffering fractured ribs, fractured lower vertebrae, and a partially collapsed lung.
2018-01-08	Pine Hill	Alabama	Golden Dragon Copper, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had just set up and started a new product run on a straight tube machine line. The employee was walking toward the cutter machine on the line when she tripped on an airline that was at the base of the machine near the floor. She fell toward the cutter machine and reached out to stop her fall by bracing the machine. At the same time, a copper pipe (5/8" or 1" diameter) was coming out and impaled her right palm, requiring hospitalization. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2018-01-08	Pinellas Park	Florida	Southeast Energy Consultants L.L.C	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell to the ground while using the restroom facilities, breaking the left femur.
2017-10-17	Pinellas Park	Florida	Artworks Graphic and Design, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting materials using a saw when he lacerated his left thumb, requiring surgery. The saw was unguarded at the time.
2017-09-12	Pineville	Louisiana	Atmos Entergy Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten on the neck by a black widow spider while carry a tool on his shoulder.
2017-09-12	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Evergreen Packaging	Multiple lower extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
The employees were bringing the paper machine back online. The waste paper stock went into the overflow chest to be returned to pulp. An employee went out to observe the overflow from the chest in the street to make sure the sewer drain did not clog. As the employee was standing by the sewer drain, the condensate tank released to the same area. The condensate, mixed with the product from the overflow chest, caused the product level at the curb to rise over and into the employee's boots burning h
2017-09-07	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	PINE BLUFF ARSENAL	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a station that packs parachutes into canisters. The hydraulic ram on the parachute packing machine initiated out of sequence, catching the employee's glove. She was able to extract her hand from the glove, but not before the end of the ram entered the canister and amputated her right middle fingertip.
2017-08-31	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Kiswire Pine Bluff, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was pushing a metal cart that was filled with wire when his left ring finger was lacerated and crushed in a pinch point between the cart and an adjacent sine drawing machine. He required surgery.
2017-08-30	Pembroke Pines	Florida	David Bange Roofing	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
On 8/30/2017, an employee was repairing a roof when he fell off, fracturing his heel.
2017-08-08	Pembroke Pines	Florida	Michaels Stores, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking into the store, an employee tripped over a door mat and fell, breaking her femur.
2017-07-13	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Evergreen Packaging Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing a fitting roll device from a calendar machine. The device came off with unexpected force and struck his left fifth finger against a guardrail, fracturing and lacerating it. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-11	Pinellas Park	Florida	Tophat Crane Service	Forehead	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee slipped and fell 10 feet while connecting steel beams, striking structural steel and the ground. The employee suffered a fractured forehead and was hospitalized.
2017-06-22	Pine Valley	New York	The Ames Companies, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor system problem when the jump chain transfer amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.
2017-06-13	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Kiswire Pine Bluff, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was showing a coworker how to flip an empty spool (3ft by 1ft). The spool was on the tip of his steel-toe boot when it slipped off and fell on his right hand, lacerating it and breaking his right middle finger.
2017-06-07	Pine Grove	Pennsylvania	Guilford Lear Textiles	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was using a forklift when its power plug disconnected, causing the forklift to stop suddenly. The employee fell off the side onto the concrete floor and broke her hip.
2017-06-01	Pineville	Louisiana	Hayes Manufacturing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was rigging with a chain hoist when the rigging and hoist lacerated and crushed the employee's left thumb, amputating it from the nail to the tip.
2017-05-10	Pine Ridge	Florida	Bealls, Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around a corner when her left foot caught on something and she fell on a hard object, fracturing her left hip.
2017-05-02	Pembroke Pines	Florida	Pike Electric, LLC.	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On May 2, 2017, at 3:00 PM an employee was repairing the brakes on a trailer. He released the jack and the trailer came down on his right hand resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2017-05-01	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Evergreen Packaging	Pelvis	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were moving calendar rolls around in the roll storage area of a deep well. The injured employee was walking between a suspended roll and a roll on the ground when a crane operator changed the direction of travel to avoid striking an adjacent roll. This change of direction caused the suspended roll to pin the employee between the suspended roll and another roll, fracturing his pelvis.
2017-04-21	Pine Grove	Pennsylvania	Guidemark Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while working within the work zone installing reflectors and was hospitalized with severe injuries including four fractured vertebrae, a broken bone in the neck, a concussion and various abrasions on the arms.
2017-04-13	Pine Grove	Pennsylvania	Pleasant Valley Homes, Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting drywall with a table saw and contacted the saw blade resulting in amputation of the left middle finger between the first and second joint and a laceration to the left index finger that required medical amputation.
2017-03-28	Pineville	Louisiana	Plastipak Packaging, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pulling out a strapper from the home position when the strapper came loose, striking the employee's right middle finger against a stationary frame. The employee suffered a broken right middle finger and was hospitalized.
2017-03-27	Pine Valley	California	U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Campo Station	Nonclassifiable	Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions
An employee was hospitalized from over-exertion during physical fitness training.
2017-03-23	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Rineco Chemical Industries Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting his 18-wheeler while it was parked on a truck weigh scale. The employee was climbing in or out of the tractor when his foot was caught on the scale railing, causing him to fall to the ground and fracture his tibia/fibula. He required hospitalization and surgery.
2017-03-15	Pineville	Louisiana	ESTES EXPRESS LINES CORPORATION	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was hooking up two pop trailers between two trailers when the neutral gear fell on his right hand.
2017-03-14	Pine Grove	West Virgini	Applied Construction Solutions	Face	Fire
Two employees were cleaning out a tank with a vacuum hose and an air lamp when a flash fire occurred burning both employees on the face.
2017-03-08	Pembroke Pines	Florida	AUTONATION, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was holding on to the valves of two cylinders of MIG welding gas on two adjacent welding machines and was shocked (110V) due to an internal short in one of the machines. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-10-13	Alpine	Texas	Pumpco Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were picking up a piece of pipe that was about 5 inches wide and 42 inches in diameter to load it on a trailer when the pipe shifted and struck an employee on the left thigh pinning his leg between the pipe and the trailer. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery on his broken left tibia.
2016-10-08	Pinecrest	Florida	Publix	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was emptying the grease reservoir of a deep fryer when the hot grease spilled over the edge and splashed onto her feet, causing second degree burns. She also slipped and fell, fracturing her ankle.