Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-27 | Thompsontown | Pa | Cabinetworks group | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was pulling a frame cart for a new job when they tripped and fell, wedging their right pinky finger between the handles of two frame carts. The pinky finger was amputated just above the first knuckle. | |||||
2020-10-10 | Thompsontown | Pa | ACPI | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was pushing a cart loaded with countertops when it tipped over on top of the employee resulting in three fractured ribs. | |||||
2020-03-08 | Thompson | Missouri | BRENNEMAN PORK LLLP | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
Two employees were working on a feed line. They had shut the power off to the feed auger and were clearing a rock from it. Once the rock was pried free, the auger swung back to its normal position and amputated one employee's right index fingertip, also lacerating the employee's right middle and ring fingers. | |||||
2017-10-13 | Thompsontown | Pennsylvania | AC Products Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a foot-operated drill when his right ring finger was caught in the drill press area, amputating 1 inch of the finger. The drill's safety hold back device was not used at the time. | |||||
2017-06-20 | Thompson | Ohio | R.W. Sidley, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was sanding the rough edges of a concrete wall while standing on a yard trailer platform when the employee tripped and fell approximately 4.5 feet to the ground, suffering a head injury and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-01-13 | Thompsons | Texas | NRG Energy | Arm(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was standing on tube steps, leaning over and dumping a bag of cellulose into the hopper. As he was dumping, a piece of the bag went into the hopper. The employee used a stick to drag the paper out. His stomach hit the control lid that moves up and down catching his left arm between the lid and lip of the hopper. He slid his arm out causing an abrasion and swelling requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-02-23 | Thompson Falls | Montana | Doors Southern Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was ripping panels when a build-up of sawdust and wood waste on the table saw caused the guard to be pushed up. When the employee attempted to clear the buildup, the blade amputated 1 inch of his right ring finger. | |||||
2015-12-23 | Thompsons | Texas | The Industrial Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An iron worker was installing a skillet valve. The employee's right hand became lodged between two pipes near the valve and he suffered a partial amputation of his right thumb. | |||||
2015-10-21 | Thompsons | Texas | Petranova/WAP Carbon Capture | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
The employee was welding from a spider lift. While moving the spider lift from one location to another, the employee got his hand caught between the handrail and a steel plate resulting in the loss of the left ring fingertip (bone exposed). | |||||
2015-03-25 | Fort Thompson | South Dakota | Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing |
An employee was stabbed in the back with a 4-inch knife and was hospitalized. |