Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across a cargo unloading pad when a forklift backed into her. She suffered a head injury and lost consciousness.
2021-10-12	Russells Point	Oh	HONDA TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURING	Multiple head locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On October 12, 2021, an employee was reaching to retrieve a dropped bolt starter, which had landed in a tray under the rollers on an assembly line. The rollers caught the employee's bangs and removed skin from the employee's hair line to below the nose.
2021-07-01	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was washing the shoulder skin machine and was removing a piece of meat stuck in the roller. Her left little finger was caught in the rotating roller and amputated.
2021-01-19	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing packaging supplies from a vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) or full-size freight elevator lift box. The two master links that connect the chains on each side of the gate to the counterweights failed and the inner door/gate fell down onto the employee and knocked her down to the ground. The door then bounced back up and came down onto the employee's leg. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula, compression fractures to vertebrae, and a collapsed lung.
2020-10-20	Russellville	Al	B&B Roadway and Security Solutions, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using a scraper or a hand-grinder to clean weld splatter on a stanchion from a towable gate. A steel part fell and broke the employee's lower left leg.
2020-09-04	Russellville	Ar	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was changing a forklift battery. When the battery was dropped, the employee's left ring finger was caught between the battery and the battery box and amputated.
2020-08-31	Russellville	Ar	ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right thumb was caught between a turnaround conveyor and a product guiderail. Half an inch of the thumb was amputated.
2020-08-22	Russellville	Ar	ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing product out of the cutting machine and amputated the tip of his left middle finger.
2020-07-25	Russellville	Arkansas	TABER EXTRUSIONS LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing maintenance on an 8,600-ton shear press. The employee was standing on a metal plate approximately 3.5 feet long by 1.5 feet wide. The metal plate had a weld fail which caused the plate to break and fall into a pit. The employee fell partially into the pit and sustained a fracture to the right femur.
2020-06-20	Russellville	Arkansas	ConAgra Foods Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a jam from the vertical raceway bucket scale system. The employee’s right hand slipped into the machine and the pinky finger was amputated.
2020-06-16	Russellville	Alabama	Franklin Structures, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing to put a camper in a frame. He raised the jig while his hand was resting on the block. When he lowered the jig, his left thumb was caught between the I-beam and the block, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2020-05-14	Russellville	Alabama	Petty Line Construction Co., Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was pulling electrical wiring for a new sub-station under construction when a flash occurred. The employee sustained flash burns and was hospitalized.
2020-04-29	Russellville	Alabama	Innovative Hearth Products	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a parts table with two pallets stacked on top of each other when a pallet shifted, causing the employee's fingers to be caught between the two pallets. As a result, the employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.
2020-04-28	Russellville	Alabama	Pilgrims Pride Corp	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was on a loading dock lowering the door of a refrigerated trailer when the trailer door rapidly closed on the employee's left index finger. The employee's finger was pinched in the door, resulting in a partial left index fingertip amputation.
2020-04-16	Russellville	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC. DBA TYSON VALLEY DISTRIBUTION CN	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was picking up cases of product that had fallen off a pallet. He tripped over one of the cases and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-29	Russellville	Arkansas	Compass Group USA, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was emptying out a soup warmer well when she lost her grip and the hot soup spilled on her chest and stomach. She was hospitalized with burns to the chest and stomach.
2019-08-21	Russellville	Arkansas	ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was sliding a 30-pound rotor into a rotor block when his finger was caught in a nip point, resulting in an amputation of the right fourth digit (1/2 to 3/4 of an inch).
2019-04-24	Russellville	Arkansas	ConAgra Foods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to clear misplaced product on a conveyor in the packaging area when her glove was caught in the conveyor, resulting in an amputation to her left ring fingertip (approximately 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch).
2019-03-04	Russellville	Arkansas	HIXSON LUMBER SALES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was removing a jam from a planer and amputated his right index finger at the first knuckle.
2019-01-31	Russellville	Arkansas	MAHLE ENGINE COMPONENTS USA, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee working on a milling machine was replacing a chip transfer tube when his right index finger contacted the milling head, resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-01-25	Russellville	Arkansas	Rockline Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had just finished maintenance on a case erecter and had removed lock out from the machine to re-energize it. As he was explaining to another employee what he had done, the machine cycled and amputated his left middle finger.
2018-08-13	Russellville	Alabama	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was checking an ice machine when his hand came in contact with an ice auger, lacerating his left thumb and fracturing his index finger.
2018-07-23	Russellville	Alabama	PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was standing in front of a wooden pallet, preparing to position a box on it. The employee bent over and fell to the floor, suffering a broken right ankle.
2018-04-12	Russellville	Arkansas	Entegris, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning out a temperature port when heated carbon powder came out and sprayed his face, neck area, and right forearm. He suffered first degree burns to his chin and neck area and second degree burns to his right forearm, requiring hospitalization. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time of the incident.
2018-02-19	Russellville	Arkansas	Hackney Ladish	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an industrial band saw that is equipped with a hydraulic pipe clamp when his hand was caught between the clamp and the pipe he was cutting. His two left middle fingers were amputated. The band saw was unguarded at the time.
2017-10-04	Russellville	Alabama	Pilgrims Pride Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to remove chicken guts from the chain of an eviscerator when the employee's left pinky fingertip was caught and amputated in the chain.
2017-09-19	Russellville	Arkansas	HACKNEY LADISH, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was supervising a repair job on a stacker crane when a metal panel fell off of a structural member of the crane and struck him, causing a compound fracture to his right leg.
2017-08-11	Russells Point	Ohio	HONDA TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA INC.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
On August 11, 2017, an employee was changing the filter on a high-pressure die cast furnace when the employee's leg slipped off the edge and contacted molten aluminum. The employee's pant leg ignited, and the employee suffered burns to the right foot and lower leg.
2017-06-22	Russellville	Alabama	Franklin Manufacturing, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a hydraulic press when the press stock support collapsed and lacerated his left elbow. The press was unguarded at the time.
2017-04-07	Russellville	Arkansas	Columbia Construction	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing a catwalk in the area where a new trimmer machine was getting ready to be installed when he fell 15 to 20 feet and landed on his head, suffering severe head injuries.
2017-02-16	Russellville	Arkansas	Waste Management	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on the front bumper of a front loading dump truck assisting the driver who was having issues with the canopy when he fell onto the ground fracturing his right hip.
2017-01-13	Russells Point	Ohio	Honda Transmission Manufacturing of America INC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On January 13, 2017, an employee's left ring fingertip was amputated while clearing a jam from the mesh machine with a hook-like tool. Upon removing the plug, stored air pressure released causing the cylinder to come down on a fixed part and created a pinch point.
2016-09-02	Russellville	Arkansas	Hackney Ladish, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sizing a T in a die using a hydraulic press. His hand slipped and the die closed on his left pinky finger.
2016-07-12	Russellville	Alabama	Southern Homes	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee picked up carpet from a carpet cutting machine. The machine was still running and his ring finger got caught on the tip of the blade. The employee was wearing gloves when his finger was struck by the blade resulting in a partial amputation of the right ring finger.
2016-06-29	Russellville	Alabama	Pilgrim's Pride Corperation	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee operating a saw on a wing line suffered a left index fingertip amputation.
2016-04-18	Russellville	Alabama	Franklin Structures, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a chop saw to cut wood studs when the chop saw activated via the foot pedal, amputating the employee's left mid-forearm.
2016-03-14	Russellville	Alabama	Pilgrim's Pride Corp	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was at her work station packing chicken wings when she dropped a bag of wings. As she bent over to lift them, she fell backward and landed on her hip. She was hospitalized with a broken hip that required surgery.
2015-10-09	Russell	Kansas	United States Postal Office	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attacked by a dog while delivering a package and fell off the steps. The employee fractured the left arm and was hospitalized.
2015-09-15	Russellville	Alabama	Pilgrams Pride	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a metal detector that was not locked out or tagged out. The machine started unexpectedly and caught his left hand middle finger resulting in amputation.
2015-07-15	Russellville	Arkansas	Hackney Ladish	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was sharpening a tool on a large bench grinder and his right thumb got caught in the grinder causing a partial amputation.
2015-07-08	Russellville	Arkansas	Dow Chemical Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee pinched his finger between a cell and the cell rack while performing an inspection and moving a cell into the cell rack with a crane. In this process, the cell turned and the finger got caught between the cell handle and the rack that it sits on.
2015-06-23	Russell	Kansas	US Energy Partners LLC	Jaw, chin	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working on a flour mill to remove a bolt using a breaker bar with a socket on end. The socket slipped off the nut and struck an unguarded moving belt. The breaker bar came back, hit the employee in his jaw and broke it.