Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-09 | Springfield | Il | Prairie Smokehouse Partners LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
On November 9, 2021, an employee was getting a machine ready to run when his left middle finger contacted a serrated blade and was partially amputated. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Springfield | Ma | American Builders and Contractors Supply Co., Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On October 27, 2021, two employees were assembling a shelving unit with a co-worker. A boom attachment on the top shelf of the racking fell down as the two employees were pulling on the crossbar to lower one of the shelves in the middle of the rack. The boom fell and hit the crossbar, jamming it in an employee's left collar bone and chest. The cross bar then fell and landed on the other employee's feet, resulting in a fracture and hospitalization. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Springfield | Pa | BJ's Wholesale Club | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was using a forklift to pull down a pallet from a steel rack. A bulb fell from a light fixture and made contact with the forklift, startling the employee and resulting in the control handle getting pulled back, which caused the employee's left hand to get caught between the cabin and the steel racking. The employee's left little finger was amputated. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Springfield | Oh | Topre America Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a projection welder to weld a nut onto a metal part when its electrodes amputated his left index fingertip. | |||||
2021-10-26 | Springfield | Mo | Lowe's Home Improvement | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was stepping off a flatbed trailer when they fell to the ground, resulting in a collar bone injury. | |||||
2021-10-08 | Springfield | Mo | MERCY HOSPITAL | Nonclassifiable | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing |
An employee was stabbed while working at a hospital. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-09-24 | Springfield | Il | SOLOMON COLORS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On September 24, 2021, an employee was trying to unjam a machine. His left hand was caught in a rotary airlock valve (accessed through an inspection port), which pinched his middle finger. The finger was amputated up to the first knuckle. The machine was running at the time. | |||||
2021-09-23 | Springfield | Mo | W R VERMILLION COMPANY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of wood stuck in a trim saw when his glove became caught, pulling his fingers into the blade. The employee's middle and ring fingers were partially amputated. | |||||
2021-09-17 | Springfield | Mo | French's Mustard Plant | Upper extremities | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam on an onion line when a screw driver they were holding got caught in the diverter, resulting in an injury and subsequent amputation. | |||||
2021-09-13 | Springfield | Oh | Intertape Polymer Group | Multiple head locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working with a 12-foot coater machine. While changing a roll, the employee was caught in the material on the roll and pulled into the coater. The employee suffered a laceration to the head/face and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-08-18 | Springfield | Oh | Navistar, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck against object or equipment |
An employee was walking to a work station. The employee's right hand struck a counter balance bar and was broken. | |||||
2021-07-12 | Springfield | Mo | Timken Products | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was loading a machine with product. The employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip area on a pulley, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2021-07-09 | Springfield | Il | E.L. Pruitt Company | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a raised mezzanine, slipped, and fell 8-12 feet to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured leg. | |||||
2021-07-05 | Springfield | Il | Memorial Health System | Multiple pelvic region locations | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
On July 5, 2021, an employee tripped and fell in a break room, hitting a table and then landing on their right side on the floor. The employee suffered a broken right hip/pelvis and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-03 | Springfield | Mo | McLane | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was hospitalized for a broken clavicle. | |||||
2021-06-27 | Springfield | Il | Niemann Foods, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Bites and stings |
On June 26, 2021, a cashier was bitten by an insect. The cashier was hospitalized the next day. | |||||
2021-06-25 | Springfield | Oh | Bryce Hill, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using a hammer and chisel to knock out the pin of a hydraulic cylinder on a backhoe when the arm of the backhoe fell approximately 1/2" and caught the employee's left little finger. The employee suffered an amputation of the left little finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
2021-06-18 | Springfield | Mo | MD Kinney | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on the battery pack of a standup forklift. When he went to re-install the battery pack the electrical connector fell into the work area. As he reached in to retrieve the connector, his other hand was caught by the roller and his ring finger was amputated. | |||||
2021-06-18 | Springfield | Oh | Fire and Marine, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was operating a chop saw when the saw blade bounded with the material being cut, causing the material to flip and contact the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered an open fracture and the amputation of a finger on their left hand. | |||||
2021-06-02 | Springfield | Mo | FEDERAL PROTECTION, INC. | Brain | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was preparing to load equipment into their truck. The employee fell, striking their head and suffering a concussion, a brain bleed, and possible fractures. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-30 | Springfield | Mo | WALMART SUPERCENTER STORE #444 | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was changing a pricing sign while on top of a soda machine located outside the grocery entrance. The employee fell backward off the machine and sustained injuries to the shoulder, back, and head; as well as an undetermined fracture that required surgery. | |||||
2021-05-20 | West Springfield | Ma | AGRI-MARK, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee inhaled low-foam acid fumes while cleaning a tank. He developed respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-19 | Springfield | Nj | United Window & Door Mfg, Inc | Leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was removing a sheet of glass from a window sash when the glass slipped and the employee suffered a deep cut to his right leg. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2021-05-17 | Springfield | Il | United States Postal Service | Thigh(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
On May 17, 2021, at approximately 12:30 p.m. a letter carrier was delivering mail to a residence when a dog broke free from his chain and attacked her. She sustained a bite on her right thigh and a cut on her head from falling to the ground. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-12 | Springfield | Mo | Jenfab Cleaning Solutions | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was hooking up a washing machine to be tested. The employee touched two live wires and suffered a shock to the entire body, as well as burns to both hands. | |||||
2021-05-05 | Springfield | Mo | NTW | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was off-loading tires from his delivery truck and fell out the back of the truck. The employee sustained a head contusion, multiple fractured ribs, and a punctured lung. | |||||
2021-03-29 | Springfield | Il | Springfield Hospital, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Trip over an object without fall |
On March 29, 2021, an employee was retrieving supplies from a shelf in the storeroom. The employee tripped over boxes on the floor and caught herself by grabbing the shelf, resulting in a fractured left shoulder. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-24 | Springfield | Il | United States Postal Service | Multiple body parts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
A letter carrier went up on a porch to deliver mail to a home when a dog came out of an open window in the screen door and attacked her, biting the left side of her face. A second dog also attacked, biting her on the right calf. The employee was hospitalized and required reconstructive surgery on her facial wounds. | |||||
2021-03-23 | Springfield | Il | Restaurant Equipment Service Group LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a roof and was injured. | |||||
2021-03-17 | Springfield | Oh | United Parcel Service | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped on a bucket in the back of a delivery truck and fell. The employee's head struck the dock, causing a head laceration and a broken nose. | |||||
2021-03-09 | Springfield | Mo | PAUL MUELLER COMPANY | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was using a plasma cutter on a steel plate that weighed approximately 1140 lbs. A bolt that was holding the steel plate in position broke, causing the steel plate to fall on top of the employee. The employee sustained fractured L5 and S1 vertebrae and a fractured pelvic bone. | |||||
2021-02-24 | Springfield | Mo | Signature Home Comfort | Skull | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a ladder at a construction site when the ladder "walked" into a hole, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture. | |||||
2021-02-18 | Springfield | Oh | Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee slipped and fell while coming down a ladder, suffering a broken right ankle. | |||||
2021-02-12 | Springfield | Oh | Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was sanding the end of a 1-inch-wide, 1/4-inch-thick, 12- to 13-inch-long rod on a pedestal grinder using a sanding disk attachment. The sanding disk caught the rod and pulled it toward the machine, causing the employee's gloved left hand to come into contact with the sanding disk. The employee's thumb tip was amputated to the cuticle. | |||||
2021-02-05 | Springfield | Il | United States Postal Service | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On 2/5/2021, at 10:20 AM, an employee was making a delivery when he slipped on ice in front of a customer's home and fell to the concrete ground, resulting in hospitalization due to a broken hip. | |||||
2021-01-22 | Springfield | Nj | United Window & Door Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a table saw to cut wood pieces. The saw caught his left hand, amputating his left index and middle fingers and almost removing the ring finger. All three fingers were ultimately amputated. | |||||
2021-01-22 | Springfield | Oh | Benjamin Steel Company, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was unloading angle iron from a flatbed trailer located inside the facility. While traversing the trailer, the employee's foot was caught on a piece of angle iron on the trailer floor, causing the employee to fall approximately 4 feet from the trailer to the concrete floor. The employee's head contacted the floor, resulting in a head injury. | |||||
2021-01-16 | Springfield | Oh | Parker Trutec, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
A metal shot blaster's door closed on an employee's left middle and ring fingers. The middle finger was amputated from the nailbed down and the ring finger was lacerated, requiring stitches. | |||||
2021-01-14 | Springfield | Mo | Sundance Construction | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was walking under an aerial lift when they were struck by a box full of materials that fell from the lift, resulting in a concussion and brain bleeding. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Springfield | Mo | STAINLESS FABRICATION, INC. | Brain | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was rounding out the manway of a tank using a portable 10-ton air jack. The opening of the manway was 24" in diameter. The employee and a co-worker were using the jack along with wood shims to prevent the tank from being damaged. One of the wood shims shot out under uneven pressure and struck the employee in head. The employee was rendered unconscious and was hospitalized for a head injury. | |||||
2020-10-08 | Springfield | Oh | Duncan Oil Transportaion Solution | Multiple body parts | Explosion, n.e.c. |
An employee was standing on top of a truck filling a tank-wagon with diesel fuel. The tank exploded, causing the employee to suffer burns and a broken leg. | |||||
2020-09-10 | Springfield | Mo | Scurlock Companies | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding a cage sheet into a roller and became entangled in the cage sheet pulling his right arm into the roller. The employee suffered a broken right ring finger and wrist. | |||||
2020-08-25 | Springfield | Oh | Blooded Horse Sales Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Kicked by animal |
An employee was leading a horse into a show ring when the horse spooked, pulled itself to the end of the lead, and kicked the employee in the stomach. The employee suffered an intestinal injury. | |||||
2020-08-18 | Springfield | Or | U.S. Census Bureau | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Gored or rammed by animal |
A census worker was on a house porch, asking the homeowner questions. A dog ran out of the house and knocked her off the porch to the ground. She suffered broken ribs and a twisted knee. | |||||
2020-08-17 | Springfield | Mo | McCoy Iron and Metal | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
The injured employee was talking to an employee that was on a skid steer when the injured employee's foot got caught under the skid steer. The injured employee sustained the amputation of the right big toe and possibly the second toe. | |||||
2020-08-04 | Springfield | Il | USPS | Knee(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee fell while delivering mail on a city carrier route. The employee suffered a knee injury. | |||||
2020-07-24 | Springfield | Missouri | Best Buy | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been doing custom wiring installation. The employee had felt ill for three days. After finishing work on the third day, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure possibly due to heat exposure. | |||||
2020-07-23 | Springfield | Missouri | Airgas USA LLC | Leg(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was filling a cylinder with a mixture of CO2 and argon gas. The cylinder ruptured and the bottom of the cylinder fractured the employee's left leg. | |||||
2020-07-20 | Springfield | Missouri | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering mail and suffered heat stroke. | |||||
2020-07-08 | Springfield | Ohio | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On July 8, 2020, an employee became ill while delivering packages. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration. | |||||
2020-07-05 | Springfield | Ohio | Klosterman Baking Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee feeding paper into a single slice doughboy machine made contact with the heated knife that cuts the paper. The employee sustained amputation of the left ring fingertip. | |||||
2020-06-17 | Springfield | Ohio | Wise Landscaping, LLC | Heel(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a stand-on commercial mower when the employee fell off the mower, suffering a laceration and broken heel. | |||||
2020-06-16 | Springfield | Missouri | Lacy Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting a countertop with a cordless circular saw when the saw cut his finger, resulting in a 3/4-inch amputation. | |||||
2020-06-06 | Springfield | Missouri | Wal-Mart | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became faint while directing a queue outside. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2020-05-27 | New Springfield | Ohio | Waste Management | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was closing the door to a storage box when his left thumb was caught between the storage box and the closing door. He sustained a partial amputation of the tip of the left thumb. | |||||
2020-05-26 | Springfield | Massachusett | Eversource | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was positioning a utility pole on a trailer when the pole made contact with the employee's foot, causing a foot injury. | |||||
2020-05-14 | Springfield | Illinois | SOLOMON COLORS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On May 14, 2020, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was operating a dispensing machine fed by a moving conveyor belt. As the employee attempted to retrieve material from the conveyor, the employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated by the moving belt and pulley. | |||||
2020-05-12 | Springfield Gardens | New York | SEKO Worldwide Logistics | Leg(s) | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
An employee entered a forklift. When he engaged it, his right leg got caught in a strap (used to secure cargo to the floor of the forklift truck) and was broken. | |||||
2020-04-02 | Springfield | Missouri | DHL Supply Chain | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee opened the trailer door of a truck that had just arrived. A double-stacked pallet inside the truck had become unstable, and its weight pushed the door open very quickly. The employee was knocked to the floor between the truck and the dock plate; the pallet then fell from the trailer onto the employee's right knee. The employee suffered a broken right tibia. | |||||
2020-03-31 | Springfield | Ohio | Palmer Manufacturing and Supply, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a rolling safety ladder/platform, testing a machine that had been assembled. He fell to the floor, hitting his head, breaking his jaw on the left side, and suffering broken fingers on his left hand. | |||||
2020-03-16 | Springfield | Missouri | Kum and Go | Leg(s) | Shooting by other person-intentional |
An employee was working the third shift, either mopping or running the cash register, when the employee was shot in the leg by an active shooter. | |||||
2020-03-04 | Springfield | Pennsylvania | VCA Old Marple Animal Hospital | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
While walking into the building an employee tripped and fell on the floor, fracturing their hip. | |||||
2020-03-02 | Springfield | Missouri | VERMILLION HARDWOOD FLOORING | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating the groove side end matcher machine when the rotating saw blade contacted the employee's fingers resulting in partial amputation of the left thumb and index finger. | |||||
2020-02-26 | Springfield | Missouri | UHaul Moving and Storage | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a chainsaw to clear brush. While cutting a tree, the tree kicked out and struck the employee causing a lower leg fracture. | |||||
2020-02-22 | Springfield | Missouri | DHL Supply Chain | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing next to a pallet, cutting stretch wrap. A forklift backed into him, pinning his left foot against the pallet and breaking it. | |||||
2020-02-12 | Springfield | Massachusett | J F WHITE CONTRACTING COMPANY | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was operating a crane with a clamshell bucket attachment. The anti-two-block device came free from the main line and fell into the operator's cab after bouncing down the boom. The employee suffered a broken right arm and a major contusion of the right thigh. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-05 | Springfield | Massachusett | General Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | Face | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
At about 1:00 p.m. on February 5, 2020, an employee was disassembling a 40-gallon water expansion tank to scrap it. Pressurized air from a bladder in the tank discharged when a flange bolt was removed, causing the flange to strike and injure the employee's face. | |||||
2020-01-01 | West Springfield | Massachusett | AAA | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on black ice near a stairwell. She fell, her right side striking the parking lot pavement, and suffered possible fractures to the wrist and hip. | |||||
2019-09-16 | Springfield | Ohio | SHARP TRANSIT, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was attempting to retrieve a socket wrench attached to a truck when another employee started the truck. The flywheel then caught the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2019-09-10 | Springfield | Missouri | Berry Tractor & Equipment | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
While standing on the sixth step of a 10-foot step ladder, an employee was adjusting a conveyor belt using a pry bar. He fell to the floor and broke both wrists. | |||||
2019-09-08 | Springfield | Colorado | Skyland Grain LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Bites and stings |
An employee working around the grain bunker was bitten by a snake. | |||||
2019-09-07 | Springfield | Illinois | Niemann Foods, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
A third-party truck driver was getting ready to back up a semi-trailer as an employee came into the loading dock area. The employee was pinned between the semi-trailer and the dock plate. The employee sustained internal injuries and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-08-20 | Springfield | Pennsylvania | PECO Energy Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee climbing a pole during training activities became ill and was later hospitalized for heat stress. | |||||
2019-08-20 | Springfield | Illinois | Walmart Store 3602 | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a pallet and lifting a box when the employee lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with left leg and hip injuries. | |||||
2019-08-19 | Springfield | Missouri | Strom Aviation Inc | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On August 19, 2019, an aircraft mechanic was working on the wing of an aircraft, slipped and fell 5 to 6 feet onto the concrete. He suffered a fractured left hip. | |||||
2019-08-08 | Springfield | Missouri | Lowe's Home Centers | Ankle(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was delivering a refrigerator when it slipped off the dolly, falling on his ankle and breaking it. | |||||
2019-08-05 | Springfield | Ohio | Franklin Iron and Metal Corp | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing in the cab of his truck, in a bent position, adjusting the shifter boot. He stepped backwards, lost balance and fell from the cab. He sustained injuries to the hip, back, and head, as well as a brain bleed. | |||||
2019-07-30 | West Springfield | Massachusett | Suez | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee fell approximately 50 feet from the roof of a water tower to the ground, suffering a broken arm that required hospitalization. | |||||
2019-07-11 | West Springfield | Massachusett | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While walking and turning, an employee slipped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Springfield | Ohio | U.S. Foods | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee overheated while driving and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-05-30 | Springfield | Ohio | Gordon Food Services | Head | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was opening a trailer door when the door hit the employee's head, cutting it. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-05-28 | Springfield | Massachusett | Super Brush, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On May 28, 2019, an employee was attempting to clear a jam from a foam swab machine when the employee's right hand was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded and not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-05-26 | Springfield | New Jersey | Village Super Market, Inc. | Pelvis | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking through an aisle, slipped on detergent that spilled on the floor and fell. The employee suffered a broken pelvis. | |||||
2019-05-20 | Springfield | Missouri | TIMKEN | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee on the cleaning crew was struck from behind by a forklift and suffered broken ribs. | |||||
2019-05-07 | Springfield | Ohio | New Method Packaging LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was cleaning a rotary die cutter machine, which takes sheets of corrugated cardboard and cuts out pizza boxes. The employee was cleaning out ink that accumulates at the side section of the ink metering rolls and suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger below the nail. The machine was not locked out at the time. | |||||
2019-04-26 | Springfield | Missouri | Springfield Cardinals LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was running on the field to retrieve a baseball bat and ball when he fell to the ground and broke his left femur. | |||||
2019-04-17 | Springfield | Ohio | Mad River Armory & Range | Thigh(s) | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional |
On 4/17/19, an employee was checking a gun for jam when it discharged into the employee's upper leg, damaging the muscle and artery. | |||||
2019-04-10 | Springfield | Massachusett | UPS GROUND FREIGHT, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
A dock plate got stuck while being deployed into a trailer. While an employee was getting it loose, it caught on his glove and slammed down onto his right index finger, causing an amputation. | |||||
2019-04-10 | Springfield | Missouri | 3M | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee had just finished maintenance work on an HVAC system. He was closing the guard cover when it slipped, smashed his left hand (bruising two fingers), and severed the tip of the ring finger. | |||||
2019-03-25 | Springfield | Missouri | MERRILL IRON & STEEL INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was pushing a muffled cart on a non-energized roller. The employee's left hand was caught between the steel and the roller, causing the amputation of about 1/8 inch of the index fingertip. | |||||
2019-03-06 | Springfield | Missouri | DOING STEEL FABRICATION, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was loading steel beams onto a flatbed truck using a crane. The controls pinched and amputated his right ring finger. | |||||
2019-02-26 | Springfield | Missouri | Positronic Industries, Inc | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was descending steps from the break room to the production floor. She fell on the third step from the bottom and suffered a broken left leg and a dislocated left ankle. | |||||
2019-02-17 | Springfield | Ohio | Bob Evans Transportation | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice as he left his tractor. He fell, breaking his left hip. | |||||
2019-02-14 | Springfield | Massachusett | AP Acquisition Company Massachusetts, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On February 14, 2019, while making an auto parts delivery, an employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken left hip and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-13 | Springfield | Missouri | PAUL MUELLER COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a head press to manufacture tanks/vessels. A piece of metal fell into the work area and was removed. As the press cycled back up, the employee's glove was caught on a burr on the side of the head pulling their left hand into the press. The left ring finger was lacerated and surgically amputated. | |||||
2019-02-11 | Springfield | Missouri | Crossland Heavy Contractors | Multiple trunk locations | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was using a cutoff saw to cut a hole in the top of a digester tank. Sparks ignited the methane gas in the digester tank. He was thrown over a railing and fell. The methane gas explosion burned his back and midsection. | |||||
2019-02-10 | Springfield | Missouri | PepsiCo | Leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was on a ladder when the ladder broke and the employee fell to the floor resulting in a broken leg. | |||||
2019-01-28 | Springfield | Missouri | MERCY HOSPITAL | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over her coat and dislocated her shoulder on the floor. | |||||
2019-01-17 | West Springfield | Massachusett | Western Bronze, Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On January 17, 2019, an employee was setting up a cut-off grinding machine to smooth two castings. When the cutting/grinding was initiated, the abrasive wheel disintegrated and shot out at the employee. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and other injuries to the hand and chest. | |||||
2019-01-13 | Springfield | Massachusett | Ineos Melamines LLC | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was splashed in the face with caustic soda, resulting in some of the material getting in his eye. The employee was hospitalized. |