Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-06-02	Waterville	Maine	Huhtamaki, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While troubleshooting a jam in a laminator machine, the machine cycled and an employee's hand was caught and crushed in the machine, resulting in surgery and hospitalization.
2019-09-20	Waterville	Ohio	JOHNS MANVILLE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 20, 2019, an employee was operating a runoff machine. The fiberglass material started to bind up. As the employee was correcting the issue, his left hand entangled in the fiberglass strands. The strands pulled his hand in, resulting a partial amputation of the thumb.
2019-09-04	Waterville	Maine	Huhtamaki, Inc.	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was working on the floor near a cart when a forklift hit the cart and the cart hit the employee. The employee was hospitalized with pelvic fractures.
2019-08-08	Waterville	Kansas	Dane's Automotive	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An auto technician was under a 30-foot RV in a parking lot, installing a spare tire. The jack the RV was on slipped, pinning him under the RV. He suffered 15 broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a lacerated liver and was hospitalized.
2019-07-29	Waterville	Maine	Charles B. Davis Co., Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was pulling a sheet of stainless steel from a rack when he dropped the sheet metal and it severely lacerated the back of his leg.
2019-02-07	Waterville	Ohio	JOHNS MANVILLE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing a belt on a machine that had been locked out when the employee's hand slipped and was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a right pinky finger amputation.
2018-06-14	Waterville	Ohio	Michels Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a drill stem from a drill stem rack and his right middle finger was caught in a pinch point created by the drill stem and a caliper resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2016-09-21	Waterville	Ohio	Johns Manville	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On September 21, 2016, an employee was on a vertical ladder checking the level of waste in a dumpster when a delivery truck struck and pinned the employee between the truck and the dumpster. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right leg, a collapsed lung and liver damage.
2015-11-17	Waterville	Ohio	JOHNS MANVILLE	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 17, 2015, an employee suffered a de-gloving of their right hand while using the base fiber feeder on the 9214 mat line.
2015-10-02	Waterville	Ohio	BITTERSWEET FARMS, INC.	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had just finished picking up a donation and at 1260 Waterville Monclova Road in Waterville, Ohio. As the employee was closing the back sliding door of the box truck they were driving, the door came down on the top of the employee's right foot/toe. The employee lost balance, fell off the back of the box truck (approximately 3 to 4 feet), and struck their head against the concrete ground. The employee suffered a laceration to the right big toe and a possible skull fracture.
2015-09-25	Waterville	Ohio	Shelly and Sands, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On or about September 25, 2015, while using a partner saw to cut a 4x4 piece of wood, an employee cut their left leg across the thigh and was hospitalized.
2015-07-20	Waterville	Maine	Johnson and Jordan	Leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a steel pipe with a power grinder. The grinder kicked out and seriously cut the employee's leg.