DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-22SaginawTxUFP Saginaw, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation.
2021-08-12SaginawTxSTANDARD MEAT COMPANYFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a packaging machine. As he tried to remove a piece of plastic that was stuck inside the machine, one of the machine's knives cut his right ring finger and nicked his right little finger. The tip of the ring finger was amputated.
2021-04-23SaginawTxMID CITIES ERECTORSAnkle(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A forklift ran over an employee's foot as it backed up. The employee suffered a broken ankle.
2020-08-05SaginawTxCTI Foods, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A can punch was activated and caught the tips of two fingers on an employee's left hand, leading to the amputation of the smallest phalanges on each finger.
2019-06-17SaginawTexasBana Box, Inc. Elbow(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
On June 17, 2019, an employee was stapling wood together using a pneumatic staple gun. The gun shot a staple into the employee's elbow.
2019-06-10SaginawTexasCTI FoodsMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning out a kettle when the contents in the kettle overheated, boiled out, and splashed him. He sustained chemical burns on his right arm, back, and hips.
2019-04-19SaginawAlabamaDunn Construction Company, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was walking by a pipe that was placed on a stand to be unclogged of liquid asphalt. The heated asphalt bubbled out of the pipe and onto the employee as he walked by, burning his arms and legs.
2019-04-18SaginawTexasUniversal Forest Products, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a drill press. His glove was caught while he was cleaning sawdust off the machine. The employee sustained a severe laceration to his hand.
2018-09-20SaginawTexasBana BoxHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was conducting maintenance on a conveyor belt when an electrical discharge occurred, causing burns to his right hand. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2018-05-25SaginawTexasUniversal Forest ProductsForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cleaning between two CNC machines while they were operating. One of the tables struck the employee, injuring their left arm between the elbow and the hand.
2018-02-12SaginawTexasAttebury Grain, LLCMultiple body partsCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was riding a continuous belt manlift down to the ground floor where he lost his footing and his leg became caught in the landing/step off at the ground floor. He suffered a laceration to the back of his right leg and his head.
2017-04-12SaginawTexasCTI FOODS LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was releasing water from the hopper that was in operation. As he was releasing connections, he braced himself with his hand on an opening. His hand slipped and contacted the hopper lift resulting in amputation of the index, middle, and ring fingers up to the middle knuckles on his left hand.
2017-03-15SaginawTexasUniversal Forest ProductsFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pieces of wood with an under-mounted table top router and amputated the left index fingertip.
2016-06-09SaginawAlabamaSaginaw PipeElbow(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a truck's flatbed trailer when he stepped on a piece of flat bar that flexed and fell 6 feet to the ground below. He fractured his left elbow.
2016-04-14SaginawAlabamaSaginaw Pipe Co., Inc.Foot (feet)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was operating a crane when a piece of steel tubing fell on and crushed his left foot. He was hospitalized.
2015-10-28SaginawTexasGavilon GrainFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was inspecting the grain sampler on the #3 leg that was not working properly. The employee disconnected the air supply on the sampler. He then turned the sampler to dislodge the material. The sampler moved and amputated his right middle finger.
2015-10-03SaginawTexasNorthwest PipeThigh(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee drove a forklift to the maintenance area and parked in front of the maintenance door. As he was descending out of the cab, he slipped and fell fracturing the left femur.
2015-08-24SaginawTexasPacker Sanitation ServicesHand(s), except finger(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a pressure cooker with a water hose. His left hand got caught in the rotating blade inside the machine and was amputated above the wrist.
2015-08-10SaginawTexasJLB Contracting, LLCFingertip(s)Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
The employee was operating a front end loader moving dirt. The employee hit a pile of dirt and came to an immediate stop causing the door to slam on his left index fingertip.
2015-06-09SaginawTexasNorthwest Pipe CompanyThigh(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing a chock onto pipe to stabilize it on the conveyor. The employee tried to go over the machinery instead of around it, and his right thigh got caught by the moving conveyor machinery. He sustained a severe laceration and torn muscle, requiring surgery.
2015-03-24SaginawTexasCTI FOODSToes(s), toenail(s)Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
When an employee stepped off of a forklift to disconnect it, the unit moved, catching his foot between the forklift and the battery charging station. The employee broke bones in his toes.