Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Clearwater	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Face	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma torch to cut the lid off an empty drum of brake cleaner when sparks from the torch ignited fumes in the barrel. The employee suffered second degree burns on the left side of his face.
2021-10-29	Grand Cane	La	DT Midstream	Forearm(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A pig was being run through a pipeline. Residual pressure forced the pig out of the barrel and it struck a door that had just been opened, which in turn struck an employee on the left arm. The employee suffered a compound fracture just below the elbow and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-10-09	Fayetteville	Wv	W R Murdock & Sons Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a cylinder assembly with a crane. The employee's hands were between the barrel of the cylinder and the piston. When pushing on the assembly with their hands, the piston fell back into place, catching the employee's right middle and ring fingers between the barrel and the piston. The right middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-29	Columbus	Oh	Plaskolite, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on an extruder barrel heater when he contacted a 480-volt terminal. He suffered an electrical burn to the right little finger.
2021-08-18	Fombell	Pa	ECM Development Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was using a handheld plasma torch to cut the lid off a 55-gallon barrel. The barrel exploded, and the employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-08-02	San Antonio	Tx	Area Wide Protective, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
Three employees were doing highway work when a vehicle went past the barricades and hit them. Two of the three were hospitalized: one (who had been picking up barrels on the grass by the highway) suffered a broken femur and the other (who had been cracking down an arrow board) suffered a head contusion, a shoulder separation, and a shoulder fracture.
2021-07-26	Decatur	Il	HTH Companies, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.
2021-06-16	Longmont	Co	ROYAL CREST DAIRY INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking though the washroom when a barrel that was being filled with caustic liquid overflowed. The employee slipped on the caustic liquid, resulting in chemical burns to their left wrist and right leg.
2021-04-29	Triadelphia	Wv	Silgan Plastics Corporation	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee changed out a press mold and heated a nozzle with a torch to purge the press out. After the employee was finished heating the nozzle, he went to close the front door when degraded plastic came out of the barrel and onto his right arm. The employee suffered burns to his arm that required hospitalization.
2021-04-16	Wakefield	Ne	Michael Foods, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was trying to move a barrel of liquid. He slipped and fell back onto the ground, breaking his left hip.
2021-04-12	Vidalia	Ga	Dot Family Holdings LLC	Multiple head locations	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut the top of a barrel that had been filled with flammable liquid. The barrel, with residual antifreeze under pressure, exploded. The employee suffered a jaw fracture and a brain bleed.
2021-03-02	Saint Louis	Mo	APEX METAL FINISHING COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a rag to apply grease to a gear sprocket and chain on a barrel tumbler. The rag and his glove were pulled into the sprocket and chain, resulting in two finger amputations. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
2021-02-16	El Paso	Il	Corteva AgriScience LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking towards the receiving area entrance from the parking lot when they slipped on black ice. The employee grabbed onto an orange barrel to stop from falling and twisted their leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
2021-02-04	Merritt Island	Fl	BLUE ORIGIN LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was manually rolling a metal barrel when his right hand was pinched between the barrel and the rolling pin, resulting in broken bones.
2020-10-16	Minster	Oh	ST. HENRY TILE CO. INC.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee had dropped off concrete at a residence and was cleaning out the barrel of the truck using a water hose. The hose got caught on the rotating barrel and the nozzle caught the employee's hand causing a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-26	Grand Junction	Co	Anytime Labor - Colorado LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
A temporary employee was handing barrels to another employee off the back of a truck. A barrel fell on top of another barrel and the temporary employee lost balance and fell off the truck. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
2020-09-23	Semmes	Al	Harwell & Company, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion
An employee was using a grinder to cut a barrel. The grinder caused a spark that ruptured the barrel. The employee sustained a burn to the abdomen requiring hospitalization.
2020-08-29	Del Valle	Tx	Main Lane Industries, LTD	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was performing concrete grouting when a nearby box truck hit a barrel, causing the barrel ring to fly out and hit the employee's left leg. His left shin broke, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-07-20	Columbus	Ohio	XPO Logistics	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was walking in the facility when they stepped in front of a traveling powered industrial truck (PIT). The PIT stopped abruptly and stretch-wrapped barrels of product rolled forward off the forks and contacted the employee. The injured employee was knocked to the floor and sustained a fracture to the pelvis and left wrist.
2020-05-31	Rexburg	Idaho	BASIC AMERICAN FOODS	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had been using a dolly to move a barrel. The employee hit his head on an overhead walkway while wearing a hardhat. He got back up and continued working until he later passed out and had a seizure. The employee broke his nose during the seizure. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-05-20	Bellefontaine	Ohio	EWH Spectrum LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was counting wire harnesses when the employee tripped over a wire harness that was hanging over the edge of a barrel. The employee fell to the concrete ground on their right side and suffered a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-06	Melbourne	Florida	Preferred Materials, Inc.	Lower extremities	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a pipe to fill a 5-gallon bucket from a barrel containing chemical. The pipe broke, allowing chemical to splash and burn the employee's lower body.
2020-05-03	Marietta	Georgia	C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was loading traffic control barrels into the bed of a truck. The truck moved and the employee lost his balance and fell to the highway asphalt, breaking his wrist.
2020-04-14	Hill Air Force Base	Utah	Atec Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were assembling a roll-up door. Tension had been applied to help roll the curtain into the door barrel; one of the employees was using a metal bar and a pin to secure the pre-tension wheel as this tension was slowly released. The pin dislodged and the wheel spun, pinching the employee's left hand between the end bell metal plate and the bar. The employee's index and middle fingers were crushed and the tip of the left index finger was amputated.
2020-04-02	Dalton	Georgia	SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing a pressure transducer on an extruder barrel when hot polyester polymer released due to a pressure buildup, causing severe burns to the employee's right arm and neck.
2020-04-01	Dallas	Texas	Taylor Farms Texas	Multiple lower extremities locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was pulling a barrel of bell peppers when the employee was struck by the right rear tire of a forklift, suffering bruising, lacerations, and possible fractures to the right foot, ankle, and lower leg.
2020-03-25	New Milford	Pennsylvania	Williams	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was doing pipeline maintenance work. While the employee was inserting a pig into a barrel, the employee's left middle finger got stuck between the pig and the barrel. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-03-16	Saint Joseph	Missouri	TYSON FOODS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While moving 55-gallon drums from one pallet to a storage pallet, a barrel slipped and an employee's hand was caught between two barrels, amputating part of the right middle finger.
2020-03-09	Albany	Texas	Flying A Pumping Service, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning the yard and burning trash. An empty barrel that had held flammable material exploded on the trash pile. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the hands and face, and another employee from a different company also received hand and facial burns. Both employees were hospitalized.
2020-02-11	Willard	Ohio	Wiers Farm Incorporated	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On February 11, 2020, an employee was using a handheld circular saw to cut a plastic barrel when the saw slipped and struck the employee's left leg above the knee, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.
2020-02-11	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Cherry Roofing Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was removing material from a roof and loading it into a wheel barrel when he lost his balance and fell through an intact skylight to the concrete floor below. He suffered a broken collarbone, three fractured ribs, and a crushed vertebra, and he required staples in his head.
2020-01-24	Cambridge	Ohio	Encore Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 24, 2020, an employee was removing a plastic ball from the feed throat of an injection molding machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the screw and the barrel, and the tip was amputated.
2020-01-21	Westby	Wisconsin	Westby Cooperative Creamery	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was rinsing out chemical barrels when sanitizing chemicals mixed with phosphoric acid and produced chlorine gas. The employee inhaled the chlorine gas, suffering a chemical burn in the lungs.
2019-09-16	Trenton	Illinois	Joiner Sheet Metal & Roofing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On September 16, 2019, an employee fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor while attempting to access an extension ladder from a barrel vault standing seam roof. The employee's shoulder and pelvis were fractured.
2019-09-14	Jackson Center	Pennsylvania	International Timber & Veneer LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A maintenance employee changed the knives on the hog barrel while the machine was locked out. After installing the new knives, the employee had to spin the barrel to ensure the knives did not hit the machine. As the barrel was spinning, his left hand was struck by a knife. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on his left thumb.
2019-08-23	Stafford	Texas	Quest Integrity LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were moving a pipeline inspection tool barrel. The injured employee was pulling on the rigging in order to allow a forklift to move the barrel through an open door. As the barrel was coming through the door, the rigging slipped off the fork and the barrel landed on the employee's foot. The employee's two left toes adjacent to his big toe were amputated.
2019-08-07	Fort Smith	Arkansas	Ryder System Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were moving a 55-gallon drum containing windshield wiper fluid. One of the employees had to re-position the barrel from the vertical to the horizontal position using a rocking stand and strap. As the employee was positioning the barrel, it slipped. The employee's right pinky finger was caught between the drum and stand, resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-07-22	Schofield	Wisconsin	JARP Industries	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While assembling hydraulic cylinders, an employee's finger was pinched between a rod bearing and a cylinder barrel resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
2019-07-15	Holdrege	Nebraska	Morten Construction, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee fell while climbing out of a truck. A barrel fell on him, breaking his tibia and fibula.
2019-07-10	Pennsauken	New Jersey	Colours Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a 55-gallon metal drum onto a pallet when his left middle finger became caught between two barrels. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-07-10	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Professional Service Inductries, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a core drill with a 4-inch core barrel to cut concrete and asphalt, and an enhanced sub-base to collect soil samples. The drill bound up and rotated, striking the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hand and fingers.
2019-05-24	Melbourne	Florida	Miller Electric Company	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was disassembling a powered actuated tool that was jammed. As he attempted to put the barrel back on the device, it was actuated and the ram rod impaled his right hand.
2019-05-18	Beloit	Wisconsin	Pratt (Beloit Corrugating), LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
The injured employee was washing out a 55-gallon barrel with a hose next to the U-drain. The U-drain screen was clogged so another employee removed one grate to remove the clog. The injured employee was about one foot from the U-drain washing the barrel and stepped into the unguarded drain. The U-drain was about 10 feet in length, 16 inches wide and about 3 feet deep and had hot water in it. The injured employee suffered second degree burns to the leg, waist and stomach.
2019-04-12	Houston	Texas	Professional Traffic Control	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
Several employees were riding in a flatbed truck. The truck had to swerve to avoid a barrel in the road and an employee fell out onto the street. The employee suffered a laceration to the right ear, a broken bone in the right ear area, and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-05	Austintown	Ohio	Nordson Xaloy Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was straightening a barrel liner. The liner slipped off the supports, pinching the employee's left index finger between itself and the machine. The employee suffered a partial amputation.
2019-03-20	Holcomb	Kansas	Tyson Fresh Meats LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was setting up and trying to adjust a barrel fan when it tilted and caught the employee's right hand, causing a middle finger fracture that required surgery and an index finger laceration.
2019-03-13	Washington	District Of	Pessoa Construction Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
While moving a traffic barrel/drum, an employee fell into an open manhole. His left tibia was broken in the 2-foot fall.
2019-02-20	Pomfret Center	Connecticut	Loos & Co., Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying scrap wire near a rotating machine barrel. The spinning barrel caught the wire and pulled the employee's left arm into the machine, causing cuts, abrasions, fractures, and lost feeling/circulation.
2019-02-08	Jacksonville	Florida	American Spotting Company of Florida	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee opened the right door of a 53-foot trailer loaded with plastic bulkheads and empty 1/6 barrels. As the employee started to open the door, the weight from the shifted cargo pushed the door open causing the employee to fall approximately four feet to the ground. Some of the cargo fell on top of him as well. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured left hip and bruising to his left elbow.
2019-01-24	Thomaston	Connecticut	Summit Corporation of America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 3:45 a.m. on January 24, 2019, an employee was emptying parts from an electroplating barrel. He rotated the barrel to get the last of the parts, and the gears caught his glove. His left hand was pulled into the gears, resulting in the amputation of the last joint of the left middle finger. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-24	South Elgin	Illinois	HOFFER PLASTICS CORP	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
At 11:45 a.m., on January 24, 2019, two employees were inspecting the feed throat of the barrel in an injection molding machine that was having a material flow issue. The screw was retracted and overheated degraded nylon was forced out through the screw feed throat, burning one of the employees on the hands and face. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.
2018-09-24	Auburn	Alabama	Arkal Automotive USA Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing the nozzle from the pellet barrel when hot plastic came out of the barrel and burned the employee's left arm.
2018-09-17	Temple	Texas	MooreCo, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an electric miter saw to cut aluminum extrusion frame parts for a bulletin board cabinet. He began to pull a remnant piece of the extrusion from the saw to place in a recycling barrel. The end of the extrusion inside the saw was grabbed by the spinning saw blade and pulled into the machine. The blade lacerated his right index finger, which was medically amputated between the first and second joints.
2018-08-29	Darlington	Wisconsin	Growmark, Inc.	Brain	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was dismantling a lubricant barrel with a torch when it exploded. The explosive force blew out the bottom of the drum, which flew up and struck the employee's face, smashing the welding helmet he was wearing, sending him backwards, and causing him to hit his head on the concrete floor. He suffered facial lacerations, a skull fracture, and bleeding on the brain.
2018-08-24	Mcadoo	Pennsylvania	Altadis USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 24, 2018, at around 1:57 p.m., an employee was cleaning a line using a central vacuum system. She went to the discharge side of the system (where scrap barrels get changed out manually) and was reaching through the collar when she made contact with the rotary valve. The moving valve amputated her right index and middle fingertips.
2018-07-10	Lebanon	Missouri	MISSOURI COOPERAGE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
At 5:13 a.m. on July 10, 2018, an employee was working on a barrelmaking line when her glove was caught in a feed belt and pulley. She suffered a deep laceration to the right thumb, and was hospitalized for surgery.
2018-04-27	Mckinney	Texas	North Dallas Honey Co	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was simultaneously disconnecting a plug from its power supply and a plug from a barrel crushing machine when his hands crossed and he received a 480-volt electrical shock.
2018-04-11	Rapid City	South Dakota	Vogel Paint, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Fire
An employee was cutting a barrel with a plasma cutter when a fire started. He was burned on both legs from his knees to his feet.
2018-03-23	Lawrenceville	Illinois	HALVERSON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
Two employees were sitting on a beam facing each other and protected from falling. They were working to drive barrel pins for a field splice. Employee 1 was using an 8 lb. sledgehammer to drive a pin, but missed the pin and hit a spud wrench that was sitting on the splice. The wrench was propelled upward and struck employee 2 in the face, causing nasal and facial fractures that required hospitalization.
2018-02-28	Lebanon	Missouri	MISSOURI COOPERAGE	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was working upstairs in the bourbon barrel finishing department. Barrels are transported from a lower floor up an incline to a chain conveyor in the bourbon barrel finish department. When barrel supply was interrupted, the employee placed his hand on the chain conveyor to lean over and look down the line. The line started and his fingertip, extending down against the chain, was caught in a chain and sprocket. The incident resulted in medical amputation of the fingertip.
2018-02-28	Kingston	New York	Cranesville Block Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was dismounting from the step of a mixer truck when he lost balance and placed his hand on the pedestal that supports the barrel roller. When the mixing barrel came around, it caught his glove and pulled his right pinky finger into the barrel, amputating his fingertip.
2018-01-30	Walpole	Massachusett	North East Foam Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a 50-pound barrel in the back of a box truck when he lost control of the barrel and his finger was caught between another barrel, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-01-22	Pisgah	Alabama	Polymer Industries, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a power drill to clean the barrel of an extrusion line when the employee's glove became entangled in the drill. As a result, the employee's left pinky finger was amputated.
2018-01-04	Buchanan	New York	Entergy Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a drum barrel from a pallet with his hands when the barrel tilted coming off the pallet, pinching and crushing his finger between the barrel and the wall.
2017-09-30	Westminster	Massachusett	W. E. Aubuchon Co., Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking around a corner, an employee tripped and fell over loose shelving leaning against a gondola, striking a wooden display barrel and then the floor. The employee suffered a hip fracture and torn rotator cuff, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-04	Odessa	Texas	Pacesetter Drilling LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was mixing caustic soda in a mixing barrel when it reacted and splashed on him, causing chemical burns to his right and left wrists, left bicep, and both knees.
2017-07-28	Arvada	Colorado	Blueprint Skilled Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was putting a piece of asphalt in the barrel of a skip loader and the tip of his left middle finger was pinched between the loader and the piece of asphalt. This resulted in a partial finger amputation.
2017-04-25	Bentonville	Arkansas	Bentonville Plastics Inc	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was servicing a molding press and was using a 4x4 to remove a press screw from inside the machine barrel. The 4x4 moved forward and pinned his right hand against the machine resulting in amputation of the right thumb tip.
2017-02-22	Milton	Florida	Emerald Coast Truss LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was standing near a burn barrel fire outside the floor truss building and received third degree burns from his thighs to his stomach, second degree burns to his chest and first degree burns on his neck when hot denatured alcohol was added to the fire and spattered onto the employee.
2017-02-14	Odessa	Texas	Permian Truck and Rental, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was spotting for a truck driver who was backing up to deliver a chemical barrel. When the vehicle stopped, the chemical barrel came loose and struck the employee, fracturing his scapula, both feet, and his tibia.
2017-01-31	Hinton	West Virgini	Brayman Construction	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On January 31, 2017, an employee was removing teeth from a core barrel that was used to drill a 30-inch diameter eight-foot deep hole. The employee was facing towards the hole when he was witnessed as experiencing seizure type symptoms. The employee turned around and looked upwards. The employee then backed up and fell into the hole. The employee suffered a broken neck.
2016-10-06	Melville	New York	Clare Rose, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
The employee was stacking pallets of empty barrels with a forklift. One of the barrels was not seated properly. The employee moved the barrel by hand when the forks dropped and his finger was caught between the barrel and the pallet.
2016-10-04	Bishop	Texas	Berry Contracting L.P	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
The employee was aligning the traffic control barrels when a vehicle struck the employee. The employee sustained a broken leg, arm and a dislocated ankle.
2016-09-15	Lampasas	Texas	OIL STATES INDUSTRIES	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to remove a molded 27.5-inch rubber part from the mold using an overhead crane and a push-out barrel. When he raised the part and the core mold with the crane, he reached up under the part to apply more 4x4 wooden blocks. The part then slipped off the core, pinning his right arm between the part and the push-out barrel. He suffered a broken arm and hand, as well as a forearm burn, and required surgery.
2016-09-01	Gainesville	Texas	PPG Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning PVC purge from the barrel of an extruder and amputated a half inch of his left index finger.
2016-08-26	Plantersville	Texas	Thomas Smith Welding and Fabrication	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On August 26, 2016, at approximately 10:30 AM an employee was cutting a barrel. The barrel exploded and the employee suffered several burns and broke his left leg.
2016-08-03	Ripon	Wisconsin	JM Smuckers LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee smelled chlorine when he entered the chemical room. He flushed the floor drain to eliminate the smell. He notified his supervisor about the smell, and the two of them flushed the drain with multiple barrels of water. After they had flushed the drain, the employee started to experience wheezing and had a slight headache. He was hospitalized due to lung/respiratory irritation.
2016-07-12	Harts	West Virgini	Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 12, 2016, at approximately 1:45 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a stairway from a 100-barrel tank that was also being prepped for removal. The stairway was held to a platform by two bolts. Standing on the ground, the employee removed one bolt, which allowed the stairway to swing towards the tank. The employee was pinned between the tank and the stairway, suffering a collapsed left lung, contusion to the back and right shoulder, and friction burn to the trunk and right ear. The
2016-07-01	Millinocket	Maine	Tolman Construction	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was transferring diesel fuel from the middle tank of a fuel truck to the forward tank using a barrel pump when a fire/explosion occurred. The fire/explosion threw the employee off the tanker to the ground and ignited his clothing, causing second and third degree burns to his body and arms.
2016-06-28	Deary	Idaho	Dean's Logging LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving 50 gallon oil drums at the site shop when he pinched his finger between two barrels, causing a partial amputation of his fingertip.
2016-06-16	Katy	Texas	Igloo Products Corp.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was gathering tools to clean the screw barrel part of the molding machine when something fell on top of the employee's left-foot, big toe. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2016-04-29	Albertville	Alabama	Albertvile Quality Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The processing machinery was turned off while the line employees were on break. Employee #1 returned from break early and removed a guard from the auger at the barrel breader. Employee #2 returned from break and started up the machinery. Employee #1 sustained amputations of the middle and ring fingertips on his right hand.
2016-03-13	Houston	Texas	Petco	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was preparing a dog for a bath and nail trimming. As the dog was attached to the groomer's helper, it became violent. The dog did a barrel roll and proceeded to bite the employee's hand as it tried to escape from the groomer's helper.
2016-02-02	Jamestown	New York	Artone LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee used lacquer thinner to clean the lid of a glue pot over a barrel. He then used a heated putty knife to clean the remaining glue from the lid. When the knife touched the lid, the fumes and thinner caused the lid and barrel to flash and catch on fire. The employee suffered first degree burns on his face and left hand.
2016-01-12	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Custom Staffing Solutions, Inc.	Brain	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee experienced neck pain while pulling a barrel on some rollers. The employee was hospitalized, where doctors noticed bleeding on the brain.
2015-12-07	Washington	District Of	Miller & Long Concrete	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving 55 gallon drums and smashed a finger between a drum and the barrel picker. The fingertip was amputated below the thumb nail.
2015-11-18	Ilion	New York	Remington Arms Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a barrel threading machine and amputated the left index fingertip when it became caught between the gun barrel and a clamp.
2015-10-31	Woodridge	Illinois	OSS SERVICES, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was pumping chlorinated foaming cleaner out of a barrel and ingested the chemical.
2015-10-22	Holdrege	Nebraska	Becton Dickinson & Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam and jogging the equipment due to a "barrel trip gate fault." The operator noticed a large jam and entered a gloved finger into the point of operation to clear the jam while jogging the machine. The left index finger was caught in the dial (part of the machine that brings the plunger up into the barrel for assembly of the syringe) and the fingertip was amputated. There are interlock doors on the machine normally guarding this point of operation, but the interlock
2015-08-25	Dallas	Texas	Quality Sausage Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee climbed on top of a 55 gallon barrel to retrieve some equipment from a rack, lost his balance, and fell four feet into an empty stainless steel vat below causing him to fracture five ribs.
2015-07-29	Grantsburg	Wisconsin	BURNETT DAIRY COOPERATIVE	Arm(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting open a steel barrel. He set the plasma torch/cutter on a barrel beside him and the barrel exploded. The force of the explosion broke his arm.
2015-06-01	Sebec	Maine	SDR Logging	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee received a partial finger amputation after his finger got caught in a chain that was lifting a fuel barrel.
2015-05-26	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Dean Distributing, Inc.	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
On or about May 26, 2015, at 1:30 am, an employee was removing a half barrel keg from a second layer. The keg, weighing approximately 175 pounds, fell approximately 3 1/2' hitting the employee's foot/toe. The foot became swollen and the employee had surgery on the foot and was subsequently hospitalized.
2015-05-18	Saint Francis	Kansas	Extreme Heat Hot Well Service, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee was loading oil into the gun barrel while on a ladder. The gun barrel caught fire possibly from the electric heating element and ignited the employee's FR clothes. The employee received second degree burns on his forearm, his hand, and behind his ear.
2015-05-13	Danville	Illinois	Quaker Manufacturing, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee changing a "barrel" on an extruder machine received a crushing injury to his right index finger. Part of the finger was surgically removed due to the extent of the injury.
2015-04-20	Sherman	Texas	Actitech L.P.	Hip(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
A temporary employee working at the facility was scooping product out of a barrel placed on a plastic pallet and stepped off injuring her left hip. She was subsequently hospitalized for treatment.
2015-04-02	Jamestown	Pennsylvania	Combined Systems Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was disposing of 12-gauge shotgun shells with a single-shot, 12-gauge shotgun and had disposed of several shells. After a period of disposal, the gun barrel split, causing metal pieces of the gun barrel to strike the employee 's right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the pieces of metal.
2015-03-20	East Weymouth	Massachusett	BRADY ENTERPRISES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was positioning an ingredient barrel on a pallet when he lost hold of the drum. His finger was pinched between the drum and a diagonal I-beam. His index fingertip was amputated.
2015-03-12	York	Pennsylvania	BAE Systems Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was using his finger to align the barrel of a gun while another employee applied pressure. The barrel slid into place, and the finger used to align the barrels was amputated.
2015-02-26	Morton Grove	Illinois	Murphy & Miller, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Employee was servicing an HVAC unit at a customer's facility. While disassembling the chiller, the employee stepped off the chiller barrel onto a pipe. The employee's foot slipped off the pipe causing him to fall approximately four feet resulting in a broken rib.