Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-20	Westlake	Oh	Innovative Confection Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming debris in a food processor pump. Moving parts in the pump caused the amputation of the employee's right thumb tip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-04-02	Westlake	Oh	USG INTERIORS INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was setting a metal strip coil in a mill utilizing one of the racks. As the employee was pulling out the crane, the hook caught the last coil and pulled it out of the rack. When the coil tipped backward off the rack, it fell, pinning his right leg to the ground and crushing it.
2021-03-07	Westlake	La	Savage Services	Forearm(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
An employee was riding on the end platform of a tank railcar. As the railcar came to a stop, the employee fell off the platform to the ground. The railcar wheels ran over his forearm as he fell. The forearm was medically amputated.
2020-05-12	Westlake	Louisiana	Trimac Group Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was picking up a load. While walking from his truck to the security check-in area, he tripped and fell, suffering two broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-30	Westlake	Louisiana	Brock Services	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an industrial vacuum machine when his right arm was pulled into the end of the hose while he was reaching down to pick it up. He experienced arm swelling that required hospitalization.
2020-04-11	Westlake	Louisiana	Lotte Chemical Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working in a wet air oxidation unit. As she was clearing a hose into a tank, she was sprayed with spent caustic released from the tank's top hatch. She suffered chemical burns and was hospitalized.
2020-03-28	Westlake	Louisiana	Entergy	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift. Her thumb was caught in the pivot point of the forks, suffering a partial amputation.
2020-02-27	Westlake	Ohio	The Shelby Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee sustained a fingertip amputation while operating a die cutting machine.
2019-07-08	Westlake	Ohio	Q-Lab Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing out an emergency lighting fixture. The employee was shocked and fell from a filing cabinet to the ground, suffering back and shoulder fractures.
2019-06-12	Westlake	Louisiana	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electric shock to the head and face while testing a battery bank, suffering head and facial electrical burns.
2019-05-02	Westlake	Ohio	RICE'S LLC	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a chainsaw and severely lacerated his left forearm.
2019-04-04	Westlake	Louisiana	QUALITY CARRIERS	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was on top of a trailer delivering acid when a 2-inch valve came loose, hitting the employee in the face. He suffered missing teeth and facial fractures, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-02-24	Westlake	Louisiana	Neac Compressor Services USA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was rotating a compressor flywheel when the first digit of his right index finger was forced against the shaft of the flywheel locking device.
2019-02-14	Westlake	Louisiana	LYONDELLBASELL	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a piece of equipment that was being lifted by a mobile crane. The equipment shifted, striking the employee on the right hand and injuring it.
2018-09-24	Westlake	Louisiana	Eagle US 2 LLC/Westlake Chemical	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using steam to unclog lines. The steam burned the employee.
2018-09-14	Westlake	Louisiana	Eagle US 2 LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While making rounds during unit startup, an employee suffered respiratory irritation, possibly due to chlorine inhalation.
2018-08-04	Westlake	Louisiana	PCL Industrial Construction Company	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a piece of wire while pulling a pallet jack, suffering a right lower leg fracture.
2018-07-10	Westlake	Louisiana	CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working in an area with an open-ended line when hot steam/water splashed on his back.
2018-06-29	Westlake	Louisiana	CITGO Petroleum Corporation	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cutting the coke or removing the coke from the drum to the loading area. Steam was released during the coke cutting process and the employee suffered burns to the neck/jawline and hand/wrist areas.
2018-06-24	Westlake	Louisiana	PPG Industries	Tooth (teeth)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee tripped and fell as he entered a diked area. He struck a ground-level grating, suffering a broken tooth, a nose laceration, and neck pain.
2018-06-18	Westlake	Texas	DPR Construction	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to assemble a section of a racking system when his right middle finger became caught between the racking system, amputating his fingertip.
2018-04-26	Westlake	Ohio	Charles Chapman Construction	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On April 26, 2018, an employee fell from a single-story garage onto the concrete below, suffering a fractured skull, punctured lung, and fractured ribs.
2018-04-18	Westlake	Ohio	Aluminum Line Products Company	Head	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was stacking pallets and lifting one overhead when it fell back and landed on the employee's head, causing a laceration.
2018-03-08	Westlake	Ohio	True Value Distribution Center	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) when he encountered another PIV that was blocking his path. When he attempted to move the other PIV, it struck him, breaking his leg and ankle.
2018-02-27	Westlake	Louisiana	PCL Industrial Construction Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's right ring finger was amputated while pipe fitting.
2018-02-17	Westlake	Louisiana	NVI, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
As an employee was descending a 10-foot extension ladder, a gust of wind caused the employee to lose his balance and fall 8 feet, sustaining fractured ribs.
2017-06-20	Westlake	Texas	Southwest Glass Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was installing glass in an interior window frame when the glass lacerated the outside of his right hand across the knuckles.
2017-02-20	Westlake	Louisiana	Eagle US 2 LLC	Multiple head locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On the morning of February 20, 2017, at approximately 7:37 AM, an employee was using an emery cloth to polish a small copper electrode part on a lathe. His glove or the cloth became caught in the lathe's rotating chuck, which then avulsed his left ear and face, caused an abrasion on his left hand, and broke his left clavicle.
2017-01-30	Westlake	Louisiana	RML Transport, LLC	Skull	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee delivered a load to a customer and was unloading the cargo when he was struck in the head with the forks of a forklift. The employee was wearing a hard hat. The employee sustained multiple skull fractures, five staples in the face, and short-term memory loss.
2016-08-02	Westlake	Louisiana	Axiall Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee working at a powerhouse was splashed with a caustic solution made up of water and drain cleaner, suffering chemical burns.
2016-03-29	Westlake	Louisiana	Turner Industries	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
Employees were taking down a scaffold and the scaffold collapsed. An employee suffered a broken left ankle and wrist and a fractured right knee.
2015-12-04	Westlake	Louisiana	CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	Lower leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip, n.e.c.
An employee was checking a collection box and lost his balance as he stood up. As he attempted to jump the front of the collection box ditch, the impact of the landing fractured his lower left leg.
2015-07-30	Westlake	Louisiana	Drill Cuttings Disposal Company	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned by hot water while disconnecting a pump hose that was under pressure. He was hospitalized.
2015-07-09	Westlake	Louisiana	GHX Industrial, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was performing a hydrostatic pressure test on a hose when he received a chemical burn from a clear odorless liquid, requiring hospitalization.
2015-02-24	Westlake	Louisiana	R & R Construction	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee walked to the rear of a small crane to retrieve his tool bag. The crane operator extended an outrigger that came down on the employee's right foot, causing multiple fractures. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2015-01-18	Westlake	Ohio	Life Care Centers of America	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee working in the dish room slipped and fell, breaking a wrist. The employee was hospitalized and surgery was performed.