Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-10	Twin Falls	Id	Triple C Concrete	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adding a concrete chute to his mixer truck. The chute dropped onto his left index finger, causing an amputation.
2021-04-21	Twin Falls	Id	Aramark Uniform Services	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
n employee tripped on a comfort mat and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2021-03-24	Twin Falls	Id	Lytle Signs, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a jointer to cut an acrylic piece. As he was reaching to adjust the wheel with his right hand, the machine was activated and its blades made contact with the fingers on his left hand. They amputated the top half of the index finger to the first distal knuckle, as well as severely lacerating the middle fingertip.
2021-02-08	Twin Falls	Id	Extreme Excavation, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was connecting a new water line when the end cap blew off the existing water line and struck the employee in the calf, resulting in a broken leg below the knee.
2020-10-19	Twin Falls	Id	St. Lukes Magic Valley Regional Medical Center	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was replacing a clean privacy curtain in an isolation room and fell approximately seven feet off an A-frame ladder onto the floor. The employee suffered head trauma.
2020-06-08	Twin Falls	Idaho	Western States Equipment Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to release the pressure on a breaker (excavator attachment) to remove it from the machine. The equipment's thumb released and came down, pinching the toes of his left foot between the breaker and thumb. The third toe was partially amputated.
2020-01-27	Twin Falls	Idaho	St. Luke's Health System - Magic Valley	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost balance while reaching for a swing gate at the top of stairs and fell to the floor, suffering a traumatic left hip fracture.
2020-01-16	Twin Falls	Idaho	CANNON BUILDERS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee's left middle fingertip was crushed by an excavator bucket, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-09-21	Twin Falls	Idaho	Commercial Tire	Fingertip(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was aligning the wheels of an automobile on an alignment lift. The car rolled off the lift and into the garage door frame. The employee's left hand was caught between the automobile and the door frame; the ring finger and the tip of the little finger were amputated.
2018-08-07	Twin Falls	Idaho	Monsanto Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for heat stress illness after working in a wheat field.
2018-07-08	Twin Falls	Idaho	FLSmidth Sioux City	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was rolling a kiln as part of scheduled maintenance when the kiln stopped rolling. As the employee checked on the kiln, the employee's left middle finger got too close to a belt or blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-07-01	Twin Falls	Idaho	Con Agra Foods, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bagging potatoes. As the employee adjusted packaging, part of the machine engaged and amputated the tip of the employee's finger.
2018-05-16	Twin Falls	Idaho	Source Refrigeration	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting a compressor from a rack with a crow bar when the crow bar slipped. The employee's left index fingertip was then amputated between the compressor and the rack.
2018-03-10	Twin Falls	Idaho	The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to change a blade on a knife straightener when the blade amputated half of the first digit on the employee's right hand. The knife straightener was operating at the time of the incident.
2017-09-04	Twin Falls	Idaho	Amalgamated Sugar	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance and replacing an equipment pump. The employee turned the pump on and opened a valve, which resulted in liquefied sugar spraying onto a product tank and then splashing onto the employee, causing burns.
2017-07-28	Twin Falls	Idaho	AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two workers were hospitalized with severe burns when a system malfunction in the industrial filter station caused rupture disks to burst and an overflow container to fill beyond its capacity ejecting "standard liquor," a hot liquid, onto nearby employees.
2017-01-23	Twin Falls	Idaho	AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was under a dock plate to change a spring when the dock plate slipped and pinned the employee beneath it. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.
2017-01-09	Twin Falls	Idaho	Sears	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking a bakers rack when her foot became stuck. When she reached around the rack, she fell to the concrete floor, fracturing her right femur and possibly her right kneecap.
2016-10-18	Twin Falls	Idaho	ST. LUKES MAGIC VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through medical injection
An employee had an adverse response to a flu shot, suffering a headache and shortness of breath.
2016-09-26	Twin Falls	Idaho	AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC	Shoulder(s) and back	Contact with hot objects or substances
While taking a sample, an employee suffered a heat burn to the back and shoulder.
2016-08-31	Twin Falls	Idaho	Con Agra Foods, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing the battery on a forklift. The battery shifted and smashed the employee's left middle finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2016-01-16	Twin Falls	Idaho	Twin Falls Hospital	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in a company parking lot resulting in a head injury. The employee was hospitalized as a result of the injury.
2015-12-11	Twin Falls	Idaho	Chobani Idaho, Inc.	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance technician was preparing to work on a maturation tank valve. When he opened the valve a caustic chemical splashed him in the face. The employee suffered burns to his eyes and the left side of his face and neck.
2015-12-08	Twin Falls	Idaho	Intermountain Erectors, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While crimping decking sheets, an employee stepped backwards and fell 14 feet from the first level deck to the concrete below. The employee fractured the right fibula/tibia.
2015-08-18	Twin Falls	Idaho	Chobani Idaho, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading cream on a milk truck using a flexible hose when the employee's finger got caught between the handle and body of a plunger valve, resulting in an amputation.
2015-07-22	Twin Falls	Idaho	Seastrom Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was making adjustments to the "feed dog" on the multi-spindle screw machine located on the east side of the production building. The machine was energized at the time. The "feed dog" engaged, amputating the employee's left thumb.
2015-04-24	Twin Falls	Idaho	Pro Sales Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee had the tips of his ring and middle fingers amputated above the fingernail during an outlet valve installation. The outlet valve moved suddenly during the installation, causing the injury.