| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | Linden | Nj | A&C Catalysts, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's right hand was caught by an agitator blade in a hopper; the employee suffered severe lacerations. The feeder bin's safety grate was not present at the time. | |||||
| 2021-06-23 | Walden | Ny | ProAmpac | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was removing a piece of debris from a paste pad when their right little finger contacted moving agitator gear, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-05-11 | Ashton | Il | Crest Foods Co., Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| On May 11, 2021, an employee was using a hammer to adjust a slipping agitator belt on the filler head of a machine. The employee's right middle finger was pulled between the belt and pulley resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-10-02 | Saint Louis | Mo | MCCONNELL AND ASSOCIATES | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was opening bags and mixing sand in a paint mixer. His left hand was struck by the agitator and fractured. | |||||
| 2020-07-02 | Bridgewater | New Jersey | Ingredion Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee finished cleaning the feeder from the extruder line and was descending a step ladder. The ladder moved unexpectedly, causing the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee's left ring finger contacted a slowly rotating agitator resulting in a broken bone and lacerated tendon. | |||||
| 2019-07-09 | Commack | New York | Simply Natural Foods LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was loading 50-pound bags of chocolate into a commercial-grade mixer. The employee slipped and fell into the mixer, where the agitator broke the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-06-08 | Duke | Oklahoma | American Gypsum Company Duke Plant | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning out a rock dump with an air lance when the air lance became caught in the rock agitator, pulling the employee's hand into a moving part. The employee suffered a laceration and dislocation to the right index finger. The agitator chute was not guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-05-04 | Atlanta | Georgia | Brady Solutions LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing an agitator on the production line when their hand was caught in the machine's chain. The employee's pinky finger was severed and three other fingers suffered severe damage. The machine was energized at the time. | |||||
| 2018-03-15 | Wampum | Pennsylvania | Doren, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee entered a machine area to clean the concrete agitator. As the employee was cleaning the agitator, a hose caught the gate. The gate shut and the machine reset. When the machine resets, the agitator moves slowly. The employee's right foot was caught between the agitator and the base box in the machine, requiring hospitalization and surgery. The agitator was guarded and not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-07-19 | Durand | Wisconsin | Komro Sales & Service, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee and a coworker were assembling a manure agitator frame. They were using a rough-terrain forklift and nylon sling to support the weight of the right-side stabilizer wheel bracket while manually aligning and pinning alignment holes between the wheel bracket and mounting flanges on the frame. While walking around the stabilizer wheel bracket, the coworker bumped into the edge of the stabilizer wheel bracket. At that time, the bracket position shifted while the employee was using one of | |||||
| 2017-06-27 | La Crosse | Wisconsin | Michel's Paving | Forearm(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was cleaning his agitator truck with a hose when his foot hit a lever that activated a gate. The gate swung and pinched his right forearm, causing abrasions and pressure buildup in his right hand. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-04-15 | Hayward | Wisconsin | Arclin Surfaces, LLC. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On April 15, 2017, at about 2:30 a.m., an employee was cleaning a primer day tank when the agitator in the tank started to move. The hose the employee was using to clean the tank wrapped around the agitator, causing her right arm to be caught in the moving agitator. She suffered a fractured right arm and right pinky. | |||||
| 2017-04-10 | Atlanta | Georgia | Aqua Ez, Inc. | Head and trunk | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was turning on an electrical box agitator near a high-speed mixing tank when hot liquid hair conditioner, at > 212 degrees F, came out of the tank and caused second degree burns on the employee's upper torso, head, and face. | |||||
| 2017-02-17 | Jacksonville | Florida | Peterbrooke Chocolate Factory, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to clear a chocolate outlet tube when a rotating agitator inside the chocolate tube amputated her right middle finger above the top joint. | |||||
| 2017-02-14 | San Antonio | Texas | Bay Valley Foods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cleaning out the drain port underneath a mixer tank. He removed the drain port cap and was attempting to clear out the port when the mixer ribbon (metal agitator) struck his hand and partially amputated three fingers. | |||||
| 2016-09-22 | Burlington | Wisconsin | Nestle USA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| While working on the enrobe line, an employee's left pointer finger was amputated up to the first knuckle by an agitator arm. | |||||
| 2016-07-26 | Hicksville | New York | Nassau Candy Distributor | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| The employee was emptying chocolate from a melting tank and got his right hand caught between the agitator and the wall of the tank amputating his right ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-05-03 | Lawrenceville | Georgia | Richo Electronics, Inc.* | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee suffered an amputation to their right index finger down to the first knuckle when it was caught in an agitator shaft. | |||||
| 2016-03-10 | Queen City | Texas | Affinity Chemical | Upper and lower limb(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was working with hot aluminum sulfate. During the reaction portion of the aluminum sulfate process, the agitator was turned on, causing the aluminum to boil too fast and crack the lid over the sulfate. The hot aluminum sulfate spilled onto the employee, causing second degree burns to the foot and the back of the right arm. | |||||
| 2015-12-04 | Framingham | Massachusett | Genzyme | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working on an agitator when one of the pieces of equipment shifted and crushed the employee's pinky finger. The finger had to be partially medically amputated. | |||||
| 2015-06-22 | New Century | Kansas | Kerry Inc | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee opened the drum and pail kettle to look inside. The cover fell in. The agitator spun the cover around and knocked the employee off the platform resulting in an approximate six foot fall. | |||||
| 2015-01-28 | Mobile | Alabama | Country Club of Mobile, The | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee in the lawn/golf course maintenance department was spreading fertilizer and reached into the hopper to push lime further down the hopper. His gloved hand was caught by the agitator causing a deep cut to his left middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and the next day part of his finger was amputated. | |||||