Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-29	Wellsville	Oh	Ohio Valley Waste Services Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee operating a garbage truck was performing backyard service at a client's home. The employee slipped on wet grass and fell to the ground, resulting in broken bones in his forearm and ankle.
2021-10-08	Wellston	Oh	General Mills	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 8, 2021, an employee was cleaning the pizza topping machine using a scrubbing pad when their right hand was pulled into a running conveyor belt and roller, resulting in a broken right hand. The belt and roller were unguarded at the time.
2021-02-15	Wellston	Oh	SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was sweeping and shoveling chips, wood debris, and sawdust around a chipper. A wood slab on the chipper's conveyor hit the employee in the head. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered head trauma, orbital and nasal fractures, and a forehead laceration.
2021-02-09	Wellsburg	Wv	Jupiter Aluminum Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On February 9, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the injured employee was adjusting the hydraulic cylinder of the hold down roll. The arm of the hold down was resting on the coil mandrel. As the employee removed the pin of the hydraulic cylinder the arm rolled from the mandrel pinning him between the arm and the column. The employee sustained two fractured ribs and was hospitalized.
2021-01-19	Mineral Wells	Tx	Innovex Downhole Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a drill press when their glove got caught in the drill, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger.
2020-06-09	Wellsville	Ohio	Wellsville Construction Company, LLC	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A carpenter apprentice was assisting in building a form for a turbine pit when he fell approximately 5 feet to the concrete below. He landed on his left arm and sustained a broken humerus and elbow.
2020-05-19	Wellsboro	Pennsylvania	Tri-M Group LLC	Head and trunk	Roadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a commercial truck on public roadways while hauling poles and equipment for installation of electric utilities. The truck's brakes did not hold the load while descending very steep terrain in a mountainous area. The truck crashed into the back of other vehicles and the employee was seriously injured, requiring hospitalization for head and other bodily trauma.
2020-03-18	Mineral Wells	Texas	Ventamatic	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press machine and amputated their right middle, ring, and pinky fingertips.
2020-02-24	Wellsville	Ohio	Wellsville Construction Company, LLC	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was power washing a previous concrete pour to prep for the next pour when he stumbled over the steel mesh that was in place. He then lost control of the power washer wand and the top of his left boot was punctured by the hot water. He sustained second and third degree burns to the foot and was hospitalized.
2019-08-13	Mineral Wells	Texas	Primoris T&D West	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a truck and sustained back pain.
2019-07-18	Wells	Maine	Velux America, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning material from behind a press. The press cycled and crushed fingers on his left hand. The index and middle fingers were surgically amputated.
2019-06-03	Mineral Wells	West Virgini	System One Holdings LLC	Heart	Walking, without other incident-single episode
A pipeline inspector was walking up a hill when he started having pain in his chest and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for a potential heart issue.
2019-05-30	Mineral Wells	Texas	CANTEX, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a reaming/beveling machine when his right index finger was caught in the clamp of the machine. The fingertip was amputated and was reattached at the emergency room.
2019-05-24	Wellsville	New York	Arvos Ljungstrom LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were positioning a roll body on the floor in the vertical position to remove the profile sleeve. Once the roll body was positioned, an employee started to remove the lower drive key retaining bolt with a hex key. He was kneeling on the floor next to the roll body with his right hand resting on the side of the sleeve and his left hand operating the hex key. When the retaining bolt came loose, he lost his balance and his right hand moved to the floor to stabilize himself. As the reta
2019-05-13	Wellsville	Pennsylvania	PENNEX ALUMINUM COMPANY, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the manual side of a press stretcher (the tail side). He placed a block inside the channel of the aluminum extrusion and clamped it in the jaw end of the stretcher. When the employee noticed the block was out of alignment, he opened the jaw with his right hand and used his left hand to re-align the block. While he was re-aligning the block, the jaw handle slipped from his hand and closed on his finger. This occurred at the same time the head stretcher began pulling on t
2019-03-26	Wellsville	New York	NYSARC, Inc./Allegany County Chapter	Multiple head locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attempting to perform physical intervention techniques on an agitated individual in a bus seat while other employees were calming the agitated individual. The agitated individual head-butted the employee, who was hospitalized with a concussion, fractured nose, and bruising to the lip/cheek.
2019-01-15	Wellsburg	West Virgini	Republic Services	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A garbage truck ran over an employee’s left foot crushing it.
2019-01-11	Wells	Texas	Longview Bridge and Road, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a backhoe operator place a concrete inlet box. The employee was holding the wire rope cable with his left hand when the backhoe lifted the box. The cable cut the employee's hand, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-08-28	Big Wells	Texas	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was part of a crew that was attempting to remove a Christmas tree from a well head when a high-pressure release and blowout occurred. The Christmas tree fell on and broke the employee's leg, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-27	Big Wells	Texas	M W Rentals and Services Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was washing an oil and gas drilling rig when he experienced heat stress and cramping due to dehydration, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-20	Mineral Wells	West Virgini	Pactiv, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting sheet to attach to an extrusion winder when the employee's left hand was pulled and flipped by the winder, fracturing the employee's upper left arm.
2018-01-09	Wellston	Ohio	General Mills	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On January 9, 2018, an employee was working the pizza line at a facility that had a large heating unit running. The ignition for the burner unit control failed and shut off the ignition unit, but the natural gas remained on. Employees evacuated the work site and maintenance repaired the burner unit control switch. The employees then returned to work. The next day, the injured employee was hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
2017-10-01	Wellston	Ohio	General Mills	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was using a water hose to clean the inside of a walk-in freezer. The water turned to ice and the employee slipped on it, suffering a broken hip.
2017-09-26	Wellsboro	Pennsylvania	Tops Markets, LLC.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking down an aisle when she slipped on a puddle of water and fell onto the floor. She broke her left femur and had surgery.
2017-06-05	Wellston	Ohio	Brown Forman	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to move a half log with a pickaroon when the pickaroon slipped. The employee's pinky fingertip was then crushed and amputated between the wooden pickaroon handle and a log guide.
2017-03-27	Wellsboro	Pennsylvania	Ledvance LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
On March 27, 2017, an employee fell approximately 12 feet through a hole on the furnace deck and struck the floor below, suffering left shoulder, left internal, and facial abrasions that required hospitalization.
2016-08-02	Mineral Wells	West Virgini	Kokosing Construction Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 2, 2016, at approximately 5:15 p.m., an employee who had been welding pile splices and performing pile-driving work began to feel ill and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2016-07-28	Wellsville	Kansas	Ottawa Sanitation Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
At 12:00 p.m., on 7/28/2016, an employee was loading trash into the back of a truck when a piece of glass from the trash can cut his left arm, causing blood loss. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2016-05-06	Mineral Wells	Texas	PecoFacet	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was welding on a yoke and while un-chocking the yoke it rolled and fell off the table. The yoke hit the floor and rolled over again hitting the employee's left leg and pinning him up against the welding screen. A yoke is part of the closure on a large vessel. They are about 60 inches in diameter. They are in two pieces so the part that fell was only half of the yoke. The part of the yoke that fell weighs 1,320 pounds. Both bones in his left leg were broken at the ankle and a bone in
2016-05-04	Wellsville	New York	Siemens Government Technologies, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was struck in the hand by a fitting which separated from a finished unit during a pressure test. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hand/fingers.
2016-04-26	Mineral Wells	Texas	PECOFacet Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting metal when the outer steel fell, amputating the third finger on his right hand.
2016-04-15	Wellsville	New York	Current Controls, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 4/15/16, an employee was operating a cutter machine when his right index finger was amputated to about the second knuckle.
2016-02-05	Wellsburg	West Virgini	Eagle Manufacturing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 5, 2016, at approximately 12:30pm, an employee was injured while operating a full revolution mechanical power press. The employee was transferring can parts into a redraw die. Two fingers on his right hand became trapped between the can part and the working die as he removed the can part from the machine, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle and ring fingers.
2016-01-29	Wellston	Ohio	General Mills	Buttock(s)	Other fall to lower level
Employee was walking down the stairway after cleaning her work area when she lost her footing and fell down the stairs, severely injuring her backside. She was hospitalized.
2016-01-20	Wells	Maine	Village Candle Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was running in the production area, slipped, and struck their right upper arm against a thin 3 inch piece of metal on the side of the conveyor resulting in a laceration.
2015-12-17	Wellston	Ohio	Brown-Forman	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about December 17, 2015, an employee amputated the left middle finger at the first joint when the finger was caught between the 14" X 36" log and the conveyor belt.
2015-09-16	Mineral Wells	Texas	Hanson Brick	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee pinched his left index finger while operating the strap machine.
2015-07-29	Wellsville	Ohio	Associated Pipe Line Contractors	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On or about July 29, 2015 an employee operating a side boom crane was injured when his right ankle was caught between the wench of a backing bulldozer and the bumper of the boom. The side boom crane operator was attempting to hook up the wench at the time of the accident.
2015-06-24	Mineral Wells	Texas	Peco Facet	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a plate with a come-a-long inside a pipe vessel. A forklift was used as an anchor and stopping point for the vessel. The plate became lodged in the vessel and the next time the employee pulled, the vessel moved and struck the employee on the right side of his body.
2015-05-28	Wells	Maine	Estes Oil Burner Service Inc.	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A propane delivery driver received burns to the face and neck after the relief valve on an underground tank failed spraying propane on the driver.
2015-02-21	Mineral Wells	Texas	Hanson Brick East LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's finger was crushed by the t-pusher of the monorail system during maintenance.
2015-01-26	Wellsburg	West Virgini	Eagle Manufacturing Company	Ankle(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
On January 26, 2015, an employee was hospitalized after receiving a deep laceration and possible fracture to the right ankle. Employee slipped while pushing a metal safety cabinet down a roller conveyor line. The employee's foot was lodged between the conveyor and a turn table stretch wrapper.