Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Palatka	Fl	Veritas Steel, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 16, 2021, an employee was working with a band saw. He was correcting a piece mark when the rag used to wipe it off became caught in the band saw and the employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-11-08	Independence	La	Piggly Wiggly	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork using a meat band saw. The meat slipped and the employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle
2021-10-13	Pompton Lakes	Nj	Solar Products Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a band saw to cut solar board. The employee's finger was crushed between the saw table and a gliding outfeed table, causing a partial amputation to the fingertip.
2021-10-08	Lyons	Ga	Lyons Grocery Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting an ox tail on a band saw. The saw caused an amputation to his right index finger.
2021-09-23	Columbus	Oh	Solstice Sleep Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On September 23, 2021, an employee was assisting the operation of the horizontal band saw with the carousel bun loader. The employee was manually pushing the carousel wheel that was stuck and not engaged on the drive wheel when their right little finger became caught in between the bottom of the carousel frame and the guide wheel pinch point resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-09	Hereford	Tx	Caviness Beef Packers, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While pushing hindquarters through a band saw, an employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-09	Elk Grove Village	Il	Ultra Specialties, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting parts on a horizontal band saw when it amputated three fingers on his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-05	Euless	Tx	Modular Design+	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a tube with a band saw when his glove got caught in the blade and his index finger contacted the saw, resulting in a fingertip amputation from the bottom of the nail.
2021-07-09	South Sioux City	Ne	Empirical Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a band saw when their left pinky finger was caught in the pneumatic clamp resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-10	Tuscaloosa	Al	PHIFER INCORPORATED	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a band saw with a shuttle vice and a machine vice. The machine vice closed on the employee's pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-08	West Allis	Wi	Blast Cleaning Technologies	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut metal tubing. As the employee was wiping down the metal tube with a rag, his hand contacted the saw blade resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-04-30	Woodstock	Il	Charter Dura-Bar	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting iron bar samples with a horizontal band saw when the saw made contact with the employee's right middle finger, resulting in a laceration.
2021-04-29	Mineola	Tx	Brookshire Grocery Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting boneless pork sirloin chops using a meat band saw when the saw came into contact with his right hand, resulting in an amputation of the index finger.
2021-03-15	Sulphur Springs	Tx	Brookshire Grocery Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a sirloin steak with a band saw when the sawblade amputated the tip of a finger on his right hand.
2021-02-23	Green Bay	Wi	Carnivore Meat Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw on a product when they suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-02-23	Weslaco	Tx	La Michoacana Meat Market #4	Elbow(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of meat on a band saw and amputated the tip of his right thumb.
2021-02-22	Seguin	Tx	Seguin Fabricators, Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a metal angle with a band saw. The angle snagged on the blade and smashed the employee's right ring fingertip against the saw's backstop. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-01-13	Gainesville	Ga	COTTRELL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was adjusting the band in a band saw after repair when the blade amputated their left index finger.
2020-09-23	Wooster	Oh	Standard Plumbing and Heating	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was picking up a portable band saw and a long piece of all-thread. As his left hand lifted the blade portion of the saw and the all-thread, the trigger was squeezed and his left index finger was pulled into the saw resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2020-09-21	Gainesville	Ga	Foundation Food Group	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting poultry using a band saw and amputated the tip of his right thumb.
2020-09-20	Miami	Fl	Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat using a band saw and amputated the right index and middle fingertips.
2020-09-09	Cortland	Ny	Price Chopper Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While using a band saw to cut meat, an employee sustained a cut tendon, a fractured bone, and a possible amputation.
2020-09-04	Huntsville	Tx	H-E-B, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut oxtails when their right index finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-08-28	Austell	Ga	Voith US Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a band saw to cut a block of wood when the wood became jammed. As he attempted to unjam the wood, the saw blade amputated a quarter inch of his left thumb tip (no bone loss).
2020-08-25	Dorchester	Wi	Pinters Packing Plant Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On August 25, 2020, an employee was operating a vertical band saw to cut meat when the employee's right hand made contact with the energized saw blade, resulting in an amputation to the right thumb tip.
2020-08-19	Punxsutawney	Pa	R & S Machine Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was sawing tubing on a horizontal band saw. He was brushing chips away from the saw blade when it amputated his left middle fingertip just behind the nail, also lacerating his ring finger.
2020-08-07	Barrigada	Gu	COST U LESS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut a beef shank when the shank became displaced after contacting the saw blade. The blade then amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2020-08-05	Tampa	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting ribeye steaks on a band saw when he suffered a laceration on his right index finger, leading to hospitalization.
2020-08-03	Lakeland	Fl	ASR Staffing Solutions, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a horizontal band saw when his hand got caught in the vice that held the piece to be cut. The employee was hospitalized for a muscular injury and swelling in their hand.
2020-07-14	Camp Hill	Pennsylvania	Vantage Foods PA LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While using a band saw to cut meat, an employee's thumb was amputated at the first joint.
2020-06-25	Miami	Florida	Rosselle Metals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While operating a band saw machine, an employee attempted to retrieve the cut piece of metal from inside the machine. The blade had not yet come to a complete stop and lacerated his left index finger.
2020-06-18	Henderson	Colorado	Merritt Trailers, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was assembling a new trailer. While cutting a Z-member channel, the material got caught forcing the band saw to work backwards. The employee sustained a right index fingertip amputation.
2020-05-17	San Antonio	Texas	HEB Corporate 494	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting boneless meat on a boneless meat band saw when the blade amputated the employee's right index finger to the end of the nail.
2020-05-06	Irving	Texas	LMMM DALLAS #26, LTD.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of frozen meat with a band saw when his hand slipped and the blade cut his right little finger, causing a displaced fracture of the distal phalanx.
2020-04-29	Cheektowaga	New York	Tops Markets, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was pressing meat into the glide toward the blade on a meat band saw when his left hand slipped and went into the saw blade. The employee suffered an amputation of the left pinky finger.
2020-04-19	Kansas City	Missouri	Cosentino's Price Chopper	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut meat when the blade amputated his left middle fingertip.
2020-04-10	Katy	Texas	H-E-B	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut meat. The saw amputated the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
2020-04-06	Bainbridge	Georgia	Elberta Crate & Box Co.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was removing a jammed stick from a band saw when the saw blade amputated the end of the employee's left index finger.
2020-03-10	Berlin	New Jersey	JOHNS MANVILLE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was clearing product from a conveyor belt and contacted a band saw blade resulting in a deep laceration to the left middle finger.
2020-03-09	Streetsboro	Ohio	SPECTRUM MACHINE INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was setting up a horizontal band saw. The saw's hydraulic vises caught the employee's fingers, causing amputations to three fingers on his left hand.
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.
2020-02-29	Salem	Ohio	FRESHMARK SALEM	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was emptying a tub of ham shank bones situated near a band saw and contacted the saw blade resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2020-02-21	Decatur	Texas	Poco Graphite, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a band saw and using a push stick. He placed material on the table and secured it with clamps. The material became jammed, so he moved to the other side and activated the saw blade. The saw blade caught the push stick and amputated his right index finger.
2020-02-03	West Palm Beach	Florida	PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a band saw to cut meat when the band saw lacerated and fractured her right middle and index fingertips. She was hospitalized.
2020-01-30	Salina	Kansas	PKM Steel Service Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring the length of an I-beam prior to cross cutting it on a band saw when his right hand was caught between the remote-controlled pneumatic clamp and the back fence of the saw where the I-beams are secured prior to cutting. Three fingers on the right hand were broken and the employee's ring finger was amputated below the first joint.
2020-01-24	Hampshire	Illinois	BUCKHEAD MEAT COMPANY	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when the employee's sleeve became caught, pulling the employee's arm into the saw blade and causing an amputation.
2020-01-22	Denver	Colorado	Denver Processing, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw when the saw blade cut the employee's right index and middle fingers, resulting in index and middle finger amputations.
2020-01-20	Carthage	Mississippi	Triple V Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw and amputated his right index finger.
2020-01-10	Houston	Texas	Fiesta Mart, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when his right middle finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the finger.
2019-09-19	Lima	Ohio	Benjamin Steel Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee operating a horizontal band saw contacted the blade and sustained a finger amputation.
2019-09-16	Bartlett	Illinois	Senior Flexonics Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's right hand contacted a moving band saw blade, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.
2019-09-09	Dallas	Texas	Puebla Food, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut meat when their index finger contacted the blade and was lacerated.
2019-09-06	Braintree	Massachusett	Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee sustained an amputation to the left index finger while using a band saw.
2019-09-06	Omaha	Nebraska	Nebraska Beef, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut neck bones when the blade caused an amputation to their right middle fingertip.
2019-08-30	Madison	Florida	Stahl-Meyer Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw when the saw cut the side and back portion of his left thumb. He received lacerations and an avulsion to his left thumb.
2019-08-29	Orlando	Florida	Fire & Life Safety America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a portable band saw to cut threaded rod when the saw slipped and cut his left index finger, resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-08-22	Kansas City	Missouri	EMJ and Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cutting material with a band saw. He turned off the band saw to straighten the material in the vice. When he pushed the button to close the vice, his left middle finger was still in the vice as it closed, resulting in an amputation of his finger to the first knuckle.
2019-08-21	Alliance	Ohio	TRILOGY PLASTICS INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to trim a plastic part. As he moved the part, the band saw caught his left ring finger, amputating the fingertip down to the first knuckle.
2019-08-20	Tifton	Georgia	Kelley Manufacturing Co.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting 1/2 inch round metal rod into 4-inch pieces using a horizontal band saw. As the employee removed a piece the glove on his left hand was caught pulling his hand into the blade. Part of his left hand and two fingers were amputated by the saw blade.
2019-08-20	Hudson	Ohio	Ramco Specialties, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a rag to wipe off oil on a part that was being cut by a horizontal band saw. The saw blade caught the rag and pulled the employee's hand into the saw, resulting in a partial amputation of his right fifth fingertip.
2019-08-19	Sheboygan	Wisconsin	Watry Industries LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut gating off of a part when the employee contacted the saw blade, resulting in an amputation to the right middle fingertip.
2019-08-12	California	Missouri	Burgers Ozark Country Hams	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was blocking a ham that was being cut with a band saw when the ham turned sideways. His hand then came into contact with the sawblade, resulting in an amputation of the pad of his right thumb.
2019-08-08	Dorchester	Massachusett	Emcor Services Northeast	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut a piece of copper pipe when the employee's left finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-08-05	Cameron	Louisiana	Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
In preparation to cut rebar, a Bechtel Construction Services employee was picking up a battery-powered band saw from the ground with his right hand. He simultaneously reached underneath the housing of the band saw and grasped the blade with his gloved left hand. The band saw activated and caused a laceration to his left index finger.
2019-07-19	Mc Kees Rocks	Pennsylvania	Standard Forged Products, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to remove metal shavings from a horizontal band saw using a no-touch tool. The sawblade lacerated his right hand.
2019-07-17	Hartford	Connecticut	Crest Mechanical Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a portable band saw to cut threaded rod when the blade cut his left thumb. The employee got an infection that required surgery and antibiotics.
2019-07-17	Mount Pleasant	Texas	Brookshire Grocery Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a meat band saw to cut some pork when his hand slipped and went into the saw blade, resulting in a right thumb amputation.
2019-07-10	Enfield	Connecticut	Carris Reels of Connecticut	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A temporary employee was cutting wood on a band saw when the saw amputated his middle fingertip.
2019-07-09	Dodge City	Kansas	National Beef	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a production band saw to cut beef. The saw amputated the tip of his finger.
2019-06-28	Souderton	Pennsylvania	LEIDY'S INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a band saw to cut slabs of cooked bacon when the saw cut his finger, resulting in an amputation to his right index fingertip.
2019-06-28	Saint Louis	Missouri	Schuck's Markets	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut pork steaks when his right ring fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-25	El Paso	Texas	Zeke's Pueblo Mexican Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut meat and amputated his left thumb.
2019-06-06	Canonsburg	Pennsylvania	PA Transformer Technology, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting winding pins on a band saw when the pin slipped and the employee made contact with the blade. The employee sustained an amputation to one of their fingers.
2019-06-05	Acworth	Georgia	Gardner Metal Systems INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was notching materials on a vertical band saw and partially amputated his right index finger.
2019-05-21	Atlanta	Georgia	Mock Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc.,	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting pipe on a portable band saw and lacerated his left index finger. The finger was surgically amputated at the first knuckle.
2019-05-21	Raymondville	Texas	H-E-B, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat using a band saw and lacerated a tendon on the right third finger.
2019-05-20	Baytown	Texas	JSW STEEL USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was positioning a piece of steel in a band saw's pneumatically powered clamp mechanism to hold the sample for cutting when his right thumb distal tip was caught in the clamp. He suffered a partial amputation of the thumb tissue under the nail.
2019-05-11	Hinesville	Georgia	Food Lion, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw and amputated their right index finger between the first and second joint.
2019-05-07	Washington	Pennsylvania	Dynamet, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was positioning an alloy bar in a vertical band saw. His finger became caught between a horizontal clamp and the alloy bar and sustained an amputation.
2019-05-06	Springdale	Arkansas	MULTI-CRAFT CONTRACTORS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting conduit with a battery-operated band saw. The band saw jammed and kicked back amputating the employee's left index finger to the nail bed.
2019-05-06	Marshall	Texas	Key Energy Services	Knee(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting coil tubing with a handheld band saw. The tubing swung back and lacerated his knee.
2019-05-05	Troy	New York	PRICE CHOPPER, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting bone-in pork when his hand slipped and contacted the band saw blade. He sustained a partial amputation to his right index fingertip.
2019-04-09	Beloit	Wisconsin	Avid Pallet Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a horizontal band saw to dismantle wood pallets when the employee made contact with the band saw blade, suffering a thumb laceration. The saw was guarded at the time.
2019-03-20	Howes Cave	New York	Universal Plastics Corporation-Albany, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting plastic using a band saw. As he moved the plastic, his hand was caught by the blade causing a deep laceration on the left hand.
2019-02-27	Mount Vernon	New York	Speciality Construction Systems Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a steel tube using a band saw and lacerated the top of their left hand requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-25	Aurora	Ohio	Pyrotek Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On 2/25/19, an employee was operating a horizontal band saw and injured their left index finger. The employee's finger was later amputated.
2019-02-23	Farmington	Missouri	FORTE PRODUCT SOLUTIONS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was pushing a product through a band saw and suffered a severe laceration to her left pinky finger.
2019-02-15	Mc Kees Rocks	Pennsylvania	Penn Waste Pittsburgh	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a band saw when the blade came down on his thumb causing an amputation.
2019-02-02	Houston	Texas	Adventure Supermarket, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when his right hand slipped against the blade resulting in partial amputation of the right pinky finger.
2019-02-01	Swedesboro	New Jersey	Thomas Foods International	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw and amputated his left thumb tip.
2019-01-21	Dover	Delaware	Ahold Delhaize	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting T-bones with a band saw. The employee's fingers contacted the band saw blade resulting in amputation of the left thumb tip and fingernail.
2019-01-11	Hazelwood	Missouri	Boeing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 4-inch piece of foam in half using a band saw when his left thumb contacted the blade and was partially amputated.
2019-01-10	El Paso	Texas	Silva's Super Market	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting tripe using the band saw and amputated the little finger on his right hand.
2019-01-02	Rockford	Illinois	Jones Naturals, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to trim/cut pork skins when the saw cut his right thumb tip, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2018-09-26	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Atelier Fine Arts Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee sustained a fingertip amputation while using a band saw.
2018-09-18	California	Missouri	Burgers Smokehouse	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was slicing ham on a band saw when the ham became caught on the blade. The ham lifted and rotated sideways, causing the employee's hand to slip and contact the blade. The employee suffered a laceration/partial amputation to the left index finger and a small laceration to the left ring finger.
2018-09-18	Plano	Texas	Fiesta Mart, L.L.C. Store #59	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered an amputation to his right hand (middle finger) while using a band saw to cut meat.
2018-09-14	Grand Forks	North Dakota	Tri-steel Manufacturing Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was adjusting the blade tension on a band saw when the blade amputated the employee's fingertip. The band saw was running at the time of the incident.
2018-09-11	Chicago	Illinois	Wichita Packing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut pork chops when the saw blade cut the employee's left thumb, resulting in an amputation.
2018-08-16	Beaumont	Texas	Gulfco Forge Company LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was on the roller bed of a band saw to re-measure the next cut that he was going to make when a steel piece (22" x 26" cross section and 7" long) that was previously cut fell on him, fracturing his left ankle.