Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Quincy	Il	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was putting a disk on a conveyor table using a hoist. The disk came off the hook and landed on his left ring finger. The finger was amputated.
2021-11-10	Quincy	Il	Michelmann Steel Construction Company	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On November 10, 2021, an employee was moving a 15-foot steel beam with an overhead crane. The beam begun to swing, fell, and struck the employee. The employee suffered chin and shoulder lacerations and a broken collarbone and was hospitalized.
2021-10-11	Quincy	Il	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a forklift to place a die into equipment when the die slipped off the forks and crushed the employee's right hand, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-08-08	Quincy	Il	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On August 8, 2021, an employee was using a hoist to move a 335-pound disk from a conveyor to a racking system. The disk fell from the hoist and hit the employee's left leg. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-07-27	Quincy	Il	Quincy Medical Group (QMG)	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On July 27, 2021, an employee fell while stepping down off a chair. She landed on the floor and broke both bones in her left wrist.
2021-05-27	Quincy	Il	Quincy Medical Group (QMG)	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 1:30 p.m. on May 27, 2021, an employee was carrying a 4-by-6 plywood panel down stairs from a second floor to a mezzanine. The employee fell at the last or second-to-last step and landed on the floor. Both of the employee's knees were injured, with quadriceps tendons torn from the kneecaps. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-04-25	Quincy	Ma	Stop and Shop Supermarket	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee became dizzy while doing morning work in a bakery. He fell backwards to the floor and suffered a broken hip.
2021-03-29	Quincy	Ma	UNIFIED ABATEMENT SERVICES LLC	Hand(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was demolishing a floor on a construction site. The employee fell through the floor and sustained broken bones in their left hand.
2021-03-26	Quincy	Il	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Scalp	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had been placing a die in a press. The employee lost balance on a platform and fell 17.5 inches to the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration on the back of the head.
2021-02-01	Quincy	Il	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a hoist to lift a back flange from a rack for assembly. The employee was caught between the back flange and the rack, sustaining a fingertip amputation.
2021-01-29	Quincy	Ma	John Adams HealthCare Center, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground while walking through a parking lot, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2020-09-22	Quincy	Il	ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 22, 2020, an employee was troubleshooting a problem with the tub conveyor on the tub press packing line. The employee entered the automated machine and stepped up onto the magazine between the tub feeder and the conveyor. The employee's foot slipped into the void between the tub feeder and conveyor and the tub feeder activated, pinching the employee's leg. The employee was admitted to the hospital for a broken left leg and muscular damage.
2020-08-10	Quincy	Fl	Diversitech Corporation of Georgia	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 10, 2020, an employee was changing out pins and dies on a pill press machine when the machine was actuated and a pin came down onto his finger. The employee was hospitalized with a partial amputation of his right pinky finger. The feed tray was not installed in the machine at the time of the incident.
2020-06-23	Quincy	Massachusett	MIG CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian vehicular incident
A skid steer backed into an employee, pinning him against a barrier. He suffered a pinched artery and was hospitalized.
2020-06-05	Quincy	Illinois	Titan International, Inc.	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
On June 5, 2020, a utility cart and a golf cart collided. The golf cart's driver fell out of the cart and suffered a hip injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-05-06	Quincy	Illinois	Manchester Tank & Equipment Co.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
At about 8:10 a.m. on May 6, 2020, an employee was running a low-pressure test line to a pressurized tank. The employee's foot got caught in the exhaust hoses and he fell, landing on his right hip and breaking it. He was hospitalized.
2020-02-13	Quincy	Massachusett	BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee had been checking airlines on railcars. The pickup truck that the employee had been driving rolled backwards and pinned him between the driver's side door and a rail car. He sustained bruised ribs.
2020-02-04	Quincy	Illinois	Blessing Hospital	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On February 4, 2020, an employee was coming down off the rooftop of a building after checking on a humidifier issue on an air handler. The employee climbed down from the roof via a fixed ladder. In order to close the roof hatch, the lock must slide out. When the employee slid the lock, the hatch was caught by the wind and came down. The employee's finger was caught between the hatch and the frame, resulting in an open fracture of the left index finger/partial amputation.
2019-09-11	Dequincy	Louisiana	Ard Well Services, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the floor of a drilling rig while hooking up a Kelly hose to a pipe. The hose struck him below the left shoulder blade, and he rolled off the rig and fell to the ground. He suffered kidney trauma, broken ribs, and a liver laceration.
2019-08-26	Quincy	California	US Forest Service	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
Two employees were exploring an area within the forest and conducting a field botanical survey. The area included steep, rocky ground and talus slopes. One employee slipped/fell on the rocks of a slope and tumbled 45 feet toward a creek bed. The employee sustained head lacerations, fractures to the C-4 and C-5 vertebrae, and body bruising.
2019-07-22	Quincy	Florida	Liberty Pipeline & Compressor Services, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On July 22, 2019, a controls technician was working on a rewiring job. He was pulling the top off a box containing equipment parts. As the top came off, he jerked backwards and went over the railing of the walkway he was standing on. He fell 14 feet, hit a wire reel, and struck his head on the floor. He was hospitalized and had surgery for severe head injuries.
2019-07-19	Dequincy	Louisiana	Waste Management of Lake Charles	Lower extremities	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
A driver was backing a refuse truck down a dead-end street. Another employee attempted to mount the riding step on the left rear side of the truck while it was in motion. The employee slipped and was struck by the rear tandem wheels of the truck. The employee sustained fractures to the lower left ankle/foot that required surgical amputation and also sustained multiple fractures to the right leg.
2019-07-11	Quincy	Illinois	Prince Minerals LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee bagging material at the 200-cubic foot mixing station was clearing a jam in the dust collector using a mallet. While bracing his body with the left hand, he contacted the rotary airlock resulting in the amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2019-06-14	Quincy	Illinois	Good Samaritan Home of Quincy	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While helping a resident out of a wheelchair, an employee slipped and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken right wrist that required surgery.
2019-06-04	Quincy	Florida	Goodwill Industries-Big Bend, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On June 4, 2019, an employee was using an ATV to spray herbicide along the grass beside a highway. The vehicle got stuck in a rut and was being pulled out by another ATV when it rolled over, ejecting her to the ground. She suffered a fracture to the lower left leg and was hospitalized.
2019-05-29	Quincy	Illinois	THE KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On May 29, 2019, a forklift was picking up a wooden pallet with parts on it off of a flat bed trailer. The pallet broke and the parts fell off the skid and bounced off the trailer, striking an employee that was walking by on the left knee. The employee was hospitalized for a knee fracture and lacerations.
2019-05-08	Quincy	Massachusett	Fire Training Structures, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a vent fan when it shifted and the employee's right hand was caught between the fan and a storage container. The employee pulled the hand back and the right index finger was de-gloved, resulting in a surgical amputation.
2019-03-11	Quincy	Illinois	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 11, 2019, an employee was checking a jet nut on a roll forming machine. The nut and its shaft rotated, and his right ring finger was pinched between his Allen wrench and a guide rail within the machine. The fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2019-03-05	Quincy	Illinois	Good Samaritan Home of Quincy	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 5, 2019, an employee slipped on a shallow patch of oil/water mixture on a garage floor. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-21	Quincy	Illinois	HOLLISTER-WHITNEY ELEVATOR CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
At about 11:00 a.m. on February 21, 2019, an employee was retrieving a steel channel beam from a stack. The employee pried two steel channel beams apart with a 12-inch pry bar to attach a lifting device. One beam slid off the other, and the employee's right ring fingertip was pinched between the beams and was amputated.
2019-02-07	Quincy	Illinois	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level
A spotter truck driver fell after opening a trailer door in a parking lot. He broke his left wrist and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-01-22	Quincy	Massachusett	US Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
A mail carrier slipped on ice and fell to the ground while delivering mail, suffering a broken right clavicle and broken ribs on the right side.
2019-01-03	Quincy	Illinois	Knapheide Manufacturing Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a truck body fixture when a pneumatic clamp on the fixture cycled onto the employee's hand, amputating the middle fingertip.
2018-06-28	Quincy	Massachusett	Stop and Shop	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level
An employee was walking in the basement of the building and fell over, breaking seven ribs and her wrist.
2018-06-08	Quincy	Illinois	Michelmann Steel Construction Company	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was flipping a beam in the shop when the beam fell off the horses and struck his right leg causing a fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2018-06-06	Quincy	Illinois	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift and struck a curb and overturned. The employee sustained a leg injury requiring surgery.
2018-05-18	Quincy	Illinois	Craig Industries, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was moving a cart with sheet metal on it when the sheet metal ran into a building pole. The employee's arm was between the pole and the sheet metal, resulting in a laceration to the employee's left wrist.
2018-05-11	Quincy	Illinois	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a disc with a hoist when the disc fell on and fractured his foot, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-21	Quincy	Massachusett	National Park Service	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell 4 feet off a ladder while mounting equipment on the ceiling, suffering pelvic and wrist injuries.
2017-10-10	Quincy	Massachusett	Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was making a delivery when the employee slipped off the back of the delivery truck. The employee's head struck the asphalt pavement below. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a concussion, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-22	Quincy	Massachusett	MAS Building & Bridge Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet from a ladder to the ground, suffering internal injuries that required hospitalization.
2017-07-29	Quincy	Illinois	Gardner Denver, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While an employee was removing a clamp from manifold plungers, the plungers came together and amputated the middle and ring fingertips on the left hand.
2017-06-26	Quincy	Illinois	Niemann Foods, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pushing a cart in a grocery store when she tripped over a watermelon bin and fell to the floor, injuring her left shoulder and arm and requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-03	Quincy	Massachusett	National Grid	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a private car while opening a gas valve on the road, suffering a broken collarbone and chin contusion.
2017-03-09	Quincy	Illinois	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment
A set up operator was struck by a portable conveyor between the first 1600-ton press and the second 1600-ton press.
2017-02-18	Quincy	Massachusett	VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to a truck to turn on a pump when he slipped on ice dislocating and fracturing his ankle.
2017-01-16	Quincy	Illinois	N. Kohl Grocer Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a stand-up forklift to move palletized product. While pulling the forks out from beneath a pallet, the employee suffered two broken fingers on the left hand when the hand was caught between a warehouse rack and the forklift's outside roll cage.
2016-10-07	Quincy	Washington	U.S. Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While loading mail into a vehicle, an employee fell from the same level onto a concrete slab. The employee's foot twisted on the slab, which caused the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee suffered a broken left wrist and fractured left hip.
2016-09-07	Quincy	Florida	Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee stood up, lost his balance, and attempted to catch himself when his hand entered an industrial fan, amputating his pinky and ring fingers.
2016-08-03	Quincy	Massachusett	BRISTOL BUILDERS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was carrying a door frame and door when it slipped and fell, bending the employee's right index finger backward and dislocating it. The employee required surgery.
2016-05-12	Quincy	Illinois	Menard, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On the morning of May 12, 2016, an employee was relocating product when he fell from an "electronic platform" that was approximately 6 feet high to the concrete floor below. Upon impact with the floor, he fractured his wrist and injured his head. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2016-05-02	Quincy	Illinois	HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On or about May 2, 2016, employees were on a bucket lift servicing electrical transmissions. An employee was changing dies in the press head. When the motor started, the press head began to close, resulting in the amputation of a right hand fingertip.
2016-04-20	Quincy	Illinois	PREMIUM WATERS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing a storage rack in the warehouse using a drill machine. The employee turned off the drill, and the still-rotating drill bit grabbed his right-hand glove and index finger. The drill was then activated, amputating his right-hand index finger at the midpoint.
2016-04-18	Quincy	Massachusett	LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working from an order picker and fell approximately 12 feet. The employee suffered a broken hip, pelvis, and leg. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2016-03-04	Quincy	Illinois	Neil Oil Company	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was admitted to the hospital following a fire during the transfer of diesel fuel at a facility.
2016-01-12	Quincy	Massachusett	Wendy's	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a fryer with a brush. The brush fell into the fryer, splashing hot oil on and burning the employee's hand.
2016-01-07	Dequincy	Louisiana	Georgia Pacific	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading the kiln. A hook fell off of the rail car that enters the kiln. The employee attempted to reconnect the hook and caught his ankle in the rail car path resulting in a broken leg.
2015-08-24	Quincy	Massachusett	SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION, LLC.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell off an 8 foot step ladder and fractured an elbow.
2015-07-07	Quincy	Illinois	Craig Industries	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC Bender (press brake) machine and activated the machine while his thumb was in the point of operation. The employee's skin and thumb nail were removed.
2015-05-20	Quincy	Massachusett	Stop and Shop	Brain	Other fall to lower level
A truck driver was arranging a pallet. He stood on the pallet jack to reach the top of the pallet and fell, injuring his ribs and head. He was hospitalized after the incident.
2015-04-10	Quincy	Illinois	TITAN WHEEL CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS	Nonclassifiable	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee working in the press department suffered a partial amputation when positioning a press machine part on the roller table.
2015-03-02	Quincy	Illinois	TITAN WHEEL CORP. OF ILLINOIS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee notified the press operator that he was ready for the press table to be lowered. As the table was lowering, the employee leaned over on the table; his first, right-hand finger got caught between the die strap and the table.
2015-01-16	Quincy	Illinois	TITAN WHEEL CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS	Skull	Nonclassifiable
An employee working in Department 429 suffered a skull fracture while loading an 88-pound disc on the west side of a 55-ton mechanical press.