Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-13 | Shelbyville | Texas | Davis Chemical Services, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was working with others on top of a derrick to drill a pipe into the ground. He placed his hands on the pipe to steady it and his fingertips were caught between the collar and elevator, resulting in middle and ring fingertip amputations. | |||||
2018-02-12 | Shelbyville | Illinois | Sarah Bush Lincoln | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice walking outside the north exit and fell resulting in a broken patella and hospitalization. | |||||
2016-02-10 | Shelbyville | Illinois | International Paper Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee's right middle fingertip was amputated while the employee attempted to unjam a blanker die and block machine. |