| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| 2020-04-16 | Hodgkins | Illinois | Tara International L.P. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was baling cardboard when he fainted and hit his head on the floor. He was hospitalized with a severe head injury. | |||||
| 2019-09-02 | Parma | Idaho | Obendorf Hop Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was baling hops. The employee shook the bin and a drive chain amputated the employee's left little fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Winchester | Illinois | Arends-Awe, Inc. | Upper arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was servicing a baling machine on a farm. A hydraulic lever was activated and the employee was caught in the machine, suffering a severe laceration (with possible nerve damage) to the left bicep. | |||||
| 2018-08-29 | Houston | Texas | TA Textiles, LLC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was placing plastic film on top of a textile baling machine. The baler was activated and its top plate crushed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-12 | Hot Springs | Arkansas | Aluma-Weld Inc | Upper arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was baling scrap aluminum. The employee attempted to dislodge a piece of aluminum while the baler was operating. The employee's arm was caught in the door resulting in a laceration to the employee's bicep. | |||||
| 2017-03-30 | Rochester | New York | CASCADES NEW YORK INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a baler machine. The employee installed a new spool of baling wire on the back of the machine and then threaded the new wire through the eyelets and was twisting the new wire onto the old wire when the machine cycled severing his left hand. The machine was not guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2017-01-10 | Grovetown | Georgia | SERTA MATTRESS INC. | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was baling material and using a retractable box cutter to cut a box down to bale it when the blade went through the cardboard and lacerated his left wrist requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-09-14 | Sulphur | Louisiana | FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing built-up rubber from the inside of a baling machine. As he was standing on a ladder to reach the top side of the machine, his hand was caught in the cover ram, amputating parts of his left index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2015-04-08 | Houston | Texas | Discount Rags USA | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's right hand and upper arm got caught while loading clothing into a baling machine used to form 100-pound, shippable units of recycled articles of clothing. The machine got activated during the strapping process to secure the load at various points. His hand/arm were caught inside the machine for at least three hours, causing a laceration and fracture. | |||||