Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Ball Ground	Ga	Awnex, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was welding aluminum brackets. The wires on the welding machine melted and a wire struck the employee's hand, shocking her.
2021-11-05	New York City	Ny	Lifespire, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On November 5, 2021, an employee was using an aluminum step stool to remove the frame of a flat-screen TV mounted on a wall. The stool shifted and the employee fell to the floor and landed on his left side, injuring his wrist, ribs, pelvis, and hips.
2021-11-01	Dalton	Ga	Marketing Alliance Group, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was applying aluminum caps to the corners of cardboard material using a riveting machine. The employee went to grab a cap that had popped off a corner when the foot pedal was activated and the employee's left index finger was crushed by the riveting machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. A guard was in place at the time.
2021-10-21	New Windsor	Ny	Metal Container Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were performing a coil change operation in the front end of a lubricator. The aluminum coil bunched up while the two employees were performing the coil change and jammed the machine as it was being fed through the rollers. The employees then had to reverse the machine to get the aluminum coil out of the machine. One employee was operating the controls while the injured employee was helping feed the aluminum coil. As the machine was put into reverse, the injured employee had his han
2021-10-14	Webster	Tx	Western Extrusions Corporation	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing the straps from a load on a flatbed 18-wheeler. As the employee removed the last two straps, two bundles of aluminum extrusion (30 feet long, weighing 866 and 699 pounds) fell from the side of the load and struck him. He suffered severe fractures to the right leg, as well as fissures to his vertebrae.
2021-10-09	Adairsville	Ga	VMC Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was injured when two, 19-inch diameter, 16-foot-long aluminum billets weighing approximately 7,000 - 10,000 pounds each, rolled off the forks of a fork truck while he was stacking steel I-beams as spacers so that the aluminum billets could be placed in the homogenization oven. The fork truck lost hydraulic power to the forks which were holding the billets. This caused them to tilt forward (down) and strike the employee. The billets had an approximate average temperature of at least
2021-09-15	Ashville	Oh	Aleris, Inc.	Thoracic region	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to rotate a wooden pallet, which contained three aluminum coils weighing about 1,200 pounds. While trying to reposition the pallet, the employee fell backward onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained a vertebra fracture.
2021-09-03	Coatesville	Pa	Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC DBA ArcelorMittal	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was operating a jib boom with an aluminum hand controller. The controller shocked the employee.
2021-08-17	Mount Pleasant	Wi	Turn-Key Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A Turn-Key Construction employee was cutting aluminum trim with a saw blade. The trim snagged in the blade, pulling his finger toward it. The blade lacerated his finger to the bone.
2021-08-02	Duluth	Ga	Johnson Architectural Metal Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum trim with a miter saw. The saw grabbed the piece of metal, and the employee's left little finger was caught between the table of the saw and the piece of metal. The finger was partially amputated.
2021-07-26	Hot Springs	Ar	Aluma-Weld, Inc. Xpress Boating	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 26, 2021, an employee became ill after a hot, humid day spent preparing aluminum fishing boats to be painted. She was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration.
2021-07-19	Wapakoneta	Oh	General Aluminum Mfg. Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
At about 12:00 a.m. on July 19, 2021, an employee had just cut through an aluminum part on a bandsaw when the blade lacerated the employee's right little fingertip.
2021-06-29	Jacksonville	Fl	Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On June 29, 2021, an employee was unloading materials from a flat bed truck using an overhead crane and a nylon sling. While positioning the nylon sling to hoist a stack of 6"x12' aluminum round bars that was on top of 5"x12' rectangular flat bars, the round bars shifted, rolled back, and pinned the employee's left middle finger between a round bar and a flat bar, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-28	Fonda	Ny	Keymark Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was rolling an aluminum log on the log table/platform when their left hand was caught between the log and the platform, amputating the pinky fingertip.
2021-06-16	Loganville	Ga	TOMCO Systems	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were lifting a refrigeration unit's aluminum frame off a work table. The frame slid and pinched one employee's right middle fingertip against a bench. The last joint of the finger was amputated.
2021-06-16	Middletown	Ny	BALL CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a press and went to remove aluminum scrap. The machine single-stroked one time, catching his right thumb between the punch and the bottom former. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-06-16	Adairsville	Ga	Vista Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment
A 19-inch aluminum billet was being loaded onto a homogenizing oven pad with a forklift. Two employees were trying to reposition it using a pry bar when it rolled off the stack, causing a stacking rail or pad backstop to strike one of the employees in the back. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae in the lower back, as well as liver, spleen, and kidney lacerations.
2021-06-13	Oklahoma City	Ok	Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a 3 ft. aluminum ladder after retrieving merchandise and missed the bottom step, falling to the floor. The employee sustained a broken right hip and required surgery.
2021-06-11	Loveland	Oh	Tru-Seam Metal Solutions, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting blanks from aluminum downspouts in a rollforming machine when a blade contacted their left thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2021-06-06	Opa Locka	Fl	Stainless Marine, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was filling air pockets in seam welding for structural support on an aluminum platform. As the employee was grinding the platform with a grinding disk, a piece of metal from a wire brush (which had been embedded in the aluminum) came free and injured his left eye.
2021-05-21	Nelsonville	Oh	KILBARGER CONSTRUCTION, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was operating a backhoe to level ground and seal an above-grade aluminum deposit at a landfill. The aluminum reacted with moisture in the ground when the operator leveled the ground, causing a reaction that produced ammonia. The operator suffered lung scarring due to ammonia inhalation and was hospitalized.
2021-05-17	Saint Johns	Fl	Citory Solutions, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder working on a aluminum roof when he rotated and fell off the ladder, hitting a metal sign with his chest as he fell to the asphalt drive and concrete sidewalk/curb. He sustained fractured ribs and a bruised sternum.
2021-05-12	Laredo	Tx	Wilkinson Gary Iron & Metal, Inc.	Eye(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding strands of aluminum conductor steel-reinforced wire into a chopper machine. A strand tangled up in the machine, which jammed. The employee disengaged the feed rollers and was trying to free the tangled wire when the end of it sprung back, striking him in the left eye. He lost the eye.
2021-05-11	Tyler	Tx	Trane U.S. Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was rolling an 800-pound reel of aluminum into the storage area when his left index finger was caught and amputated between two reels.
2021-04-29	York	Pa	J&K Salvage Inc.	Arm(s)	Slip without fall
An employee was working at a machine when she slipped and attempted to grab a table, catching her lower arm on piece of aluminum. The employee suffered a deep laceration to her arm, including possible vein and nerve damage.
2021-04-28	Tampa	Fl	B.L. Smith Electric Inc	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a grinder to cut an aluminum conduit. The blade of the grinder broke off in the conduit, causing the grinder to jump up and cut the employee's left wrist and forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-27	Madison	Wi	Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 27, 2021, an employee was belt-grinding an aluminum casting when the casting's weight and momentum crushed the employee's left ring finger against a metal cart. The finger was severely lacerated and broken.
2021-04-21	Reeves	La	Calcasieu Rentals Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hauling a load of salt water to an oil well to be pumped into the well. The truck hose was connected to the well. When a valve was opened on the truck, the pressure blew the aluminum hatch off the truck and it struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for head and shoulder injuries as well as a punctured lung.
2021-04-08	Pompano Beach	Fl	La Rocca Construction Inc.	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trying to rotate a section of aluminum screen enclosure from a balcony next to overhead power lines. The aluminum frame made contact with a power line, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the hands and chest.
2021-04-07	Hilliard	Oh	Proto Precision Additive LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee swept loose aluminum powder dust from an air filter into a dustpan and poured the dust into a 55-gallon water-filled sludge drum. Additional water was poured on top of the aluminum powder floating on the surface when the resulting hydrogen gas ignited, causing second-degree burns on the employee's right forearm and hand.
2021-03-25	Manitowoc	Wi	Manitowoc Tool & Machining, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was clamping an aluminum part into the chuck of a vertical turning lathe when the foot pedal was engaged causing the hydraulic clamp to close on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-03-09	Richland	Mo	RICHLAND DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unspooling aluminum from a coil when the coil kicked back, causing a partial amputation of the left middle finger.
2021-02-23	Tampa	Fl	Universal Forming, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing formwork from a ceiling. An aluminum beam he was pulling down struck his hard hat, causing a neck injury that required surgery.
2021-02-21	Scottsville	Tx	General Cable Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing aluminum stuck in a cable stripping machine that had just been turned off. A still spinning blade in the machine pulled in the aluminum and the employee's right index finger. The fingertip was amputated, with the loss of the nail bed.
2021-02-11	Frederick	Co	Axelson Machine Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting metal banding from a bundle of aluminum bars when a bar fell, smashing the employee's finger against a rack and resulting in amputation.
2021-01-20	Panama City	Fl	Berg Pipe Panama City Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing an aluminum pipe in a lathe with an emery cloth when his glove got caught in the lathe chuck, pulling him into the lathe. The employee suffered fractures to his left arm above the wrist, a laceration on his left ear, and an amputation of his left thumb.
2021-01-08	Sapulpa	Ok	Real Alloy Recycling INC	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On January 8, 2021, an employee tripped and fell. His left hand and forearm entered a tube of molten aluminum as he braced himself. He was hospitalized, having suffered second- and third-degree burns on his forearm and wrist.
2021-01-03	Racine	Wi	Premier Aluminum, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was helping a forklift operator weigh and load scrap aluminum into a shipping container. The employee was caught between the forklift's hopper and a shelf mounted to a cinderblock wall and hospitalized for a broken pelvis and a lacerated spleen, colon and liver.
2020-10-14	Yankton	Sd	Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing in front of a forklift carrying several 2,000-pound "logs" of aluminum. The logs were banded together; when the employee cut the banding so they could be unloaded, one of them rolled onto the employee's foot. The employee's steel safety toe collapsed, and the employee's toes and metatarsals were crushed. Part of the foot was medically amputated.
2020-10-13	Palmetto	Fl	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a 4-inch angle router to remove residual weld from a tooling-removal area on an aluminum ring. The angle router kicked and its blade came into contact with a finger on the employee's left hand, causing an open fracture.
2020-09-28	Fort Myers	Fl	CarMax Auto Superstores Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading vehicles from a car carrier. As he was releasing one of the chains that held a car down, the car rolled backward and the chain caught his glove. His left hand was pinned between the chain and the aluminum deck, and the index finger was injured. He was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated above the knuckle.
2020-09-02	Birmingham	Al	Berman Brothers Iron and Metal	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was overcome by heat while working on an aluminum sow production line.
2020-09-01	Sheboygan	Wi	Watry Industries LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was charging an aluminum furnace by adding a solid aluminum ingot into the molten aluminum bath. When the ingot was added, an explosion occurred and the employee sustained burns to multiple parts of the body.
2020-08-26	Tamaqua	Pa	Silberline Manufacturing Company Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fire
On August 26, 2020, an employee was cleaning an industrial mixer when a flash fire erupted within the mixer and burned the employee's face, neck, and hands. The cleaning process involves manually scraping a mixture of aluminum paste with petroleum distillate carrier. Isopropyl alcohol is then used to wash the mixer.
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbon
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
An employee was grinding/welding inside a tanker truck tank. An explosion blew out the aluminum head and it struck the employee, knocking the employee unconscious and causing a broken collarbone, broken ribs, and brain swelling.
2020-08-10	Riviera Beach	Fl	Eastern Metal Supply	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift. The forklift's mast struck a 900-pound bundle of aluminum channel overhead, causing it to fall from a rack onto the employee's right hand. He suffered a laceration and a fracture to his right index finger.
2020-08-04	Perry	Fl	Lippert Components, Inc. dba Curt Group (UWS)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 4, 2020, a machine operator was bending thin aluminum tread plate parts on a press brake when the tip of his right index finger got caught between the part and the bottom die. The employee suffered the amputation of half of his fingernail to his fingertip.
2020-07-28	Effingham	Illinois	Peerless of America II Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a polishing cloth to clean aluminum tubes after they were cut by the automatic circular saw. As the employee was moving aluminum tubing down the finishing table air that was blowing from a fan flipped a corner of the polishing cloth that was in his hand under the saw guard. The saw then pulled in the cloth and the employee's right index finger was amputated.
2020-07-21	Torrington	Connecticut	O&G INDUSTRIES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum with a bandsaw when he sustained the amputation of approximately 1/2 inch of the right index fingertip.
2020-07-17	Melrose Park	Illinois	Reyes Roofing LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was climbing a ladder while carrying a piece of aluminum fascia when the fascia contacted an overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock.
2020-07-13	West Chicago	Illinois	DS Containers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 13, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee was removing a bale (12" x 10" x 8") of scrap aluminum from the discharge area on a baling machine. His right little finger was caught in the baling press area and was amputated to the first knuckle.
2020-06-03	Carthage	Mississippi	Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was stepping over a 2-foot retaining wall while holding a 25-foot aluminum pole. The pole touched an overhead transformer fuse, and the employee was shocked. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the leg, buttocks, and arm.
2020-05-29	Sidney	Ohio	Usac Ross LLC	Brain	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was moving aluminum castings to be grinded when the end of a compressor tank blew off. Shrapnel from the explosion struck the employee, who was hospitalized with a head laceration and brain bleed.
2020-05-26	League City	Texas	HTRE2, LLC	Head and trunk	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was getting ready to use an oxy propane torch to cut some aluminum on or near empty 55-gallon drums that last contained tertiary-butyl alcohol. During lighting of the torch, vapors in a drum immediately adjacent to the torch exploded. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the hands, face, chest, and stomach.
2020-05-23	Malvern	Arkansas	Reynolds Metal Company	Scalp	Fall on same level
An employee was on a stand inspecting aluminum rolls from a roller mill by taking sheets out to inspect for quality issues when he fell to the same-level concrete surface and hit his head, requiring staples.
2020-05-23	Mission	Texas	Rodco Steel Distributors	Forehead	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two employees were standing in a loading area and operating an overhead crane with a remote when a set of PBR aluminum steel sheets fell from the crane and landed on the employees. The first employee suffered a forehead laceration. The second employee suffered a broken right leg.
2020-05-18	Milan	Illinois	Elliott Aviation of the Quad Cities, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 18, 2020, at approximately 10:15 a.m., an employee was helping another employee cut sheet aluminum and when his left thumb entered the shear at the same time that the other employee stepped onto the lever. The shear then amputated the employee's left thumb tip.
2020-05-06	Marion	Ohio	Overhead Door Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 6, 2020, an employee was operating a metal shear to cut 2-inch strips of aluminum. He was attempting to catch the strips behind the shear so they would not fall on the floor. While his hand was behind the machine, the shear was actuated via the foot petal, causing the shear to come down on his left middle finger. His fingertip was amputated to approximately the end of the nail bed.
2020-05-01	Fonda	New York	Keymark Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a measuring tape to measure an aluminum log on a conveyor. The conveyor started while the employee's hand was between two of the logs, crushing his fingers and resulting in the surgical amputation of his left middle fingertip.
2020-04-24	West Palm Beach	Florida	Blackwater Technical Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lowering an aluminum mullion from a rack. It slipped and his left ring, middle, and index fingers were crushed against the ground. He suffered fractures and was hospitalized.
2020-04-14	Saint Petersburg	Florida	ES Manufacturing	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading an aluminum bar into a machine from behind when his right hand was punctured by the bar.
2020-04-13	Ball Ground	Georgia	UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating an aluminum stretcher machine. The employee was struck by a piece of steel tooling that failed while in the machine. The employee sustained a laceration and a fractured lower leg.
2020-04-08	Jacksonville	Florida	Tower Extrusions, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
A delivery driver was unstrapping a load of aluminum for delivery. Part of the load fell on him, fracturing his back.
2020-04-02	Cleveland	Ohio	Wyrwas Aluminum Industries Corp	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was emptying the remaining aluminum from a kettle into a mold. The hot metal hit the cold mold and exploded, splattering onto the employee and burning his chest, arms, and legs. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-14	Youngstown	Ohio	P & L HEAT TREATING & GRINDING, INC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was sandblasting a cap aluminum dye assembly. He stood the part up to turn it onto the other side. The part then tipped over and amputated his left middle fingertip.
2020-03-11	Williamsport	Pennsylvania	General Cable Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
At about 11:30 p.m. on March 11, 2020, an employee was setting up a drawbench machine to pull aluminum wire. The employee's right ring finger was caught between the wire and the capstan wheel, and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-03-04	Randolph	Ohio	East Manufacturing Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum in the band saw when his left hand slipped and his left middle finger was partially amputated by the saw blade.
2020-02-21	Peoria	Illinois	Dan Waibel Designer Builder, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was dismantling a scaffold while working on an elevated platform that was lifted on the forks of a telehandler forklift and was equipped with a steel guardrail system. The employee was working from one side of the platform and slid a 24-foot aluminum scaffold platform from the wall bracket onto the top of the guardrail. The scaffold platform pivoted on the guardrail and fell 12 feet to the ground below. The employee was holding onto the platform as it fell and was ejected from the pl
2020-02-05	Wylie	Texas	Tower Extrusions	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a cart loaded with aluminum bars inside. A caster hung up on the floor and the cart tipped over onto his right leg. He suffered a broken right femur.
2020-01-29	Dawson	Georgia	War Eagle Grain, LLC	Eye(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in the rain and observed an aluminum container on the ground. The employee picked it up and attempted to see if there was anything in the container. The top came off and exposed the pellets inside to the rain. The pellets inside the container were highly reactive to water and exploded when the rain entered the container. The employee suffered burns to the eyes.
2020-01-23	Tampa	Florida	Town & Country Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving scrap aluminum beams into a stack in a warehouse. His right middle finger got stuck between the beams and sustained an amputation.
2020-01-22	Yankton	South Dakota	Hydro Extrusions USA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the tail end of a material stretcher and actuating the stretcher foot to remove the aluminum profile material. The material remained fastened to the stretcher foot. The employee's left index finger was on the material when the material broke free of the foot and the employee's finger was crushed between the material and the machine. The fingertip was amputated with bone loss.
2020-01-20	Sanford	Florida	Gator Dock & Marine Inc	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling a 2-inch hole into a piece of aluminum when the employee's shirt sleeve became caught in the drill filing and pulled the employee's arm into the drill press bench. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right forearm.
2019-09-11	Chicago Heights	Illinois	TRIALCO, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill and was hospitalized due to heat stress while working on a molten aluminum production of sows.
2019-09-09	Watertown	South Dakota	Watertown Iron & Metal Company	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A forklift was transporting two bales of aluminum, one on top of the other. The bottom bale gave way causing the top bale to roll onto an employee who was working on a piece of equipment. The injured employee sustained severe contusions to the pelvis.
2019-09-09	Manitowoc	Wisconsin	ECK INDUSTRIES INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing an aluminum casting from a basket after the heat treating process. The employee's left hand was caught between the lifting hook and the parts hook resulting in a partial amputation of the left pointer finger.
2019-09-09	Poynette	Wisconsin	LeafGuard of Madison, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a chop saw to cut an aluminum gutter into smaller scrap pieces. The chop saw blade contacted his hand causing a cut that required surgery.
2019-08-22	Cleveland	Ohio	Basic Aluminum Casting Co.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with hot objects or substances
A maintenance employee was servicing a casting machine when the automatic ladle spilled molten aluminum on the employee's back. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the back.
2019-08-20	Northbrook	Illinois	UL LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting an aluminum bracket with a miter saw when the bracket pinned his finger up against the backstop, resulting in fingertip amputation.
2019-08-12	Miami	Florida	DADE CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a 14-foot aluminum extension ladder to go from the second to the first floor when the employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered skull fractures.
2019-08-09	Phoenixville	Pennsylvania	McAvoy Brick Company	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
Employees were tasked with fixing an indoor rail car that is utilized for brick making activities. The injured employee went into an open storage area to retrieve corrugated aluminum to utilize for repair activities. The employee stepped on a piece of foam board and fell through the foam board approximately 10 feet into the room below.
2019-08-08	Glenside	Pennsylvania	Christian Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was climbing an aluminum extension ladder. The employee fell up to 26 feet to the ground, suffering injuries to both heels, both ankles, the left elbow, the left fibula, and the head.
2019-08-02	Stuart	Florida	Triumph Aerospace Structures LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working on a 12- to 15-foot aluminum aircraft floor beam resting on a table. The employee tripped on the table leg and, as she fell to the floor, the beam fell onto her. She suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-07-30	Enfield	Connecticut	C.H. Nickerson & Company Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two carpenters were hoisting an aluminum bridge between water tanks at a water treatment plant. The elevated load struck one of the employees in the torso, resulting in possible broken ribs.
2019-07-22	Manitowoc	Wisconsin	Eck Industries	Leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was pouring molten aluminum from a hand ladle when the aluminum spilled and burned his leg.
2019-07-19	Wichita	Kansas	Jack Engle & Co.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was operating a forklift and dumping a tilt hopper full of aluminum turnings. When the hopper tilted forward, the employee's fingers were pinched between a fork tine and the hopper. Three fingertips on the left hand were amputated.
2019-07-17	Sarasota	Florida	Performance Air, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a 10-foot aluminum step ladder reaching through a ceiling hatch during maintenance on a unit. After placing his tools through the hatch he lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee sustained seven broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a spleen injury.
2019-07-15	Atlanta	Georgia	JUNEAU CONSTRUCTION	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by object or equipment
While working in a stairwell installing shoring, an employee was struck by an aluminum beam and sustained injury to the right shoulder.
2019-07-11	Meridian	Mississippi	Southern Scrap of Meridian, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing aluminum from a piece of scrap copper using a shear. As he was using the shear, it cut his finger, resulting in an amputation to the right pinky fingertip just below the fingernail.
2019-07-10	Sheboygan	Wisconsin	Watry Industries LLC	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving a piece of aluminum into a furnace. The aluminum fell off the forklift that was transporting it, landed in molten aluminum, and created a splash that caused molten aluminum to burn the employee's arm.
2019-07-03	Trenton	Ohio	Magnode A Shape Corp. Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working as a material handler on the back side of an aluminum extrusion machine when the employee's arms and legs started cramping. The employee was hospitalized with a heat injury.
2019-06-21	Fitzgerald	Georgia	Kampco Services of Georgia, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a press brake machine to form a piece of aluminum. As the employee engaged the press brake, the ram of the press brake crushed the employee's fingers on both hands. The employee sustained partial amputations to four of his fingers.
2019-06-18	Westfield	Massachusett	Bay State Health Care, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking a family member into a surgical care suite when she tripped and fell, hitting her head on the aluminum door and fracturing her first cervical vertebra.
2019-06-03	Richardson	Texas	Binswanger Glass	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum with a chop saw, which caused an amputation to his left index finger.
2019-06-01	Ball Ground	Georgia	UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at an aluminum press. As he was inserting the clean-out ring, the press closed on his left hand, amputating four fingers.
2019-05-30	Englewood	Colorado	Gen 3 Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting aluminum with a miter saw when their left index finger was pinched by the plate of the miter saw. The finger was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
2019-05-29	Monroe City	Missouri	ARCADIA METALCRAFT	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A sharp aluminum piece on a die punctured an employee's left thumb. The wound became infected, requiring hospitalization.
2019-05-14	Sloatsburg	New York	Custom European Imports, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a telescoping radial miter saw to cut an aluminum angle extrusion when the saw kicked back, cutting the employee's right bicep.
2019-05-13	Sidney	Ohio	ROSS ALUMINUM CASTINGS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a saw to cut a raw aluminum ingot. The employee's finger was smashed between the ingot and the saw table resulting in amputation of the left middle finger from the tip to the top knuckle.