| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-18 | Cordele | Ga | Griffin Lumber Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a trim saw when his right ring finger became caught in the trim block's drive belt and pulley. The employee's right ring and middle fingertips were amputated. | |||||
| 2021-11-18 | Oklahoma City | Ok | Clements Foods Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to remove some tape on a conveyor belt's pulley. The belt pulled the employee's right little finger under the guard, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Sheboygan | Wi | Torginol, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a paint conveyor belt when they were pulled into the conveyor belt and 20-inch rollers. The employee was hospitalized with 11 broken ribs. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Beulah | Nd | Dakota Gasification Company | Upper extremities | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was inspecting a coal conveyor belt. The idler pulley system caught the employee's clothing and pulled in the employee's arm up to the elbow. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Independence | Mo | Olin Winchester LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was changing a fiber drum believed to be empty when the drum fell, causing the employee's right ring fingertip to be caught in a pinch point in the conveyor belt and amputated. | |||||
| 2021-11-14 | Suwanee | Ga | ABM - Facility Services | Forearm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was blowing off debris and baking products from a conveyor belt using an air gun to prepare for the next production run. In the process of blowing off the conveyor belt, the air gun got caught in the belt, causing it to spin and strike the employee in the left arm. The employee suffered a fracture above their left wrist. | |||||
| 2021-11-13 | Philadelphia | Pa | Intelligrated Systems, LLC | Multiple leg locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a conveyor. It suddenly started while he was inside the belt, and the slats caused multiple fractures to his upper and lower leg. | |||||
| 2021-11-12 | Bainbridge | Ga | Elberta Crate & Box Company | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee operating a wood chipper was attempting to stop the belt from slipping by spreading sawdust on the belt. The employee's arm was pulled into the chipper and was amputated at the elbow. | |||||
| 2021-11-12 | Somerset | Nj | L'Oreal USA | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing bottles of product off a conveyor belt. The tip of her left little finger was caught by a cleat on the belt, and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-11-12 | Wahpeton | Nd | Masonite Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was replacing a belt on a conveyor. His right hand fingers were caught after testing the belt that was replaced and amputated. | |||||
| 2021-11-11 | Idabel | Ok | Red River Mixing, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working near a machine mixer housing and charge belt. The machine activated and the employee was trapped between the housing and the belt, suffering broken ribs and contusions. | |||||
| 2021-11-11 | Pitts | Ga | Pitts Gin Co Inc | Head and trunk | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning up cotton from around a conveyor belt. He fell onto the belt, passed under an auger that was over the belt, and hit a metal support beam with his head. He continued down the conveyor and a piece of metal overhead struck his left eye. He suffered trauma to the eye, as well as chest fractures. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | Carthage | Mo | FLEX-O-LATORS | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was watching a maintenance employee work on an extruder. The employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the pulley and the conveyor belt, and the little fingertip was amputated. The extruder was running at the time. | |||||
| 2021-11-09 | Burlington | Nj | South Coast Paper North East | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was clearing paper from underneath a sheeting machine when their hand was caught by the machine's belt and pulled into the machine, resulting in amputation of the ring finger and a partial amputation of the middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-11-08 | Boaz | Al | Parallel33 Lumber Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to remove a jammed board. A running belt caught the employee's left middle finger against a plastic slide. The finger was lacerated, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-11-08 | Poplar Bluff | Mo | MID CONTINENT STEEL AND WIRE INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a collator when the conveyor belt stopped. While he was checking the conveyor belt, the employee's finger was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in the partial amputation of a finger. | |||||
| 2021-11-06 | Menomonee Falls | Wi | ARANDELL CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was adjusting a belt on a conveyor. The employee's left index and middle fingers were caught in the conveyor's chain and sprocket, and both fingertips were amputated at the first joint. | |||||
| 2021-11-04 | Bloomsburg | Pa | Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was helping a maintenance mechanic adjust the drive clutch and belt on an envelope inserter machine. The side guard panel of the machine had been removed and the machine was powered. The machine was started, and the employee's right arm and hand were pulled into the power transmission belt. Two fingers on the hand were amputated. | |||||
| 2021-11-03 | Saint Charles | Mo | TNT CRUST, LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was separating dough on a retractable conveyor belt when his arm got caught in the belt. He sustained lacerated tendons in the arm that required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-11-02 | Andalusia | Al | Shaw Industries Group, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee cleared a jam in the heat set on a machine. The employee removed the lock out device and energized the machine. The employee then removed the guard to adjust a belt. The belt started moving and when the employee reached for a tool his right hand was caught in the heat set roller, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger. | |||||
| 2021-10-30 | Wheeling | Wv | The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing the belt and pulley system of a conveyor. His gloved right hand was caught in the belt and pulley when the machine started, resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb. | |||||
| 2021-10-30 | Whitewater | Wi | S & R Egg Farm, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| Two employees were removing a manure belt from a dryer. When the injured employee grabbed the cable slack, his right index finger was pulled into the reel and amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-10-27 | Lakeland | Fl | PEPPERIDGE FARM INCORPORATED | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was cleaning out the crumb tray of a dough divider machine when his finger became caught in a conveyor roller/belt. The employee sustained a broken finger and lacerations, which required stitches. | |||||
| 2021-10-24 | Spring Hill | Ks | Cardinal Float Glass Spring Hill | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Two maintenance employees were working on a locked-out fan. The breaking device came out of place and air movement in the room caused the fan to rotate slowly. One employee went to stop the fan and his left middle fingertip was pulled into a pinch point between the belt and sheave. The fingertip was partially amputated at the fingernail. The fingertip was later re-attached. | |||||
| 2021-10-24 | West Jefferson | Oh | Torrid LLC | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On October 24, 2021, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a section of the belly pan of a conveyor was removed to inspect the snubber roller. The injured employee began to inspect the roller when their left hand was caught between the snubber roller and the conveyor belt while the conveyor was in operation, resulting in an abrasion, contusion, and crushing injury to their left hand and arm. | |||||
| 2021-10-17 | Mcpherson | Ks | Johns Manville | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a roller. As he tried to cut a paper inside it, his right arm was caught in the conveyor belt and broken. | |||||
| 2021-10-17 | Granite City | Il | Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. dba Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a machine when he came into contact with a moving belt. He suffered a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-10-16 | Chicago | Il | BEST DIAMOND PLASTICS, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was clearing a jam on an extrusion line when moving conveyor belts amputated their right index fingertip. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2021-10-16 | Sapulpa | Ok | Paragon Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Maintenance was being performed on a production line. An employee grabbed a belt on a motor pulley system with his left hand. The pulley system pulled in his hand, causing partial amputations to the little finger, ring finger, and thumb. | |||||
| 2021-10-14 | Colorado Springs | Co | PurePressure | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing a mixer. A belt caught his left index finger and pulled it through a pulley. The index fingertip was amputated and his middle finger was split open. | |||||
| 2021-10-14 | Fort Worth | Tx | FedEx | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was conducting a visual inspection of conveyor belt equipment and saw a string hanging down in the equipment area. He reached to grab the string when the belt pulled his gloved left hand into the conveyor, resulting in injuries to the index, ring, and middle fingers that required surgery and possibly resulted in two amputations. | |||||
| 2021-10-13 | Doraville | Ga | 365 Group | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee climbed onto a conveyor belt and walked toward the end of the belt when he slipped and put his hands out to brace himself. His glove got caught in a tail pulley, which crushed his ring finger and resulted in an avulsion on his finger pad. | |||||
| 2021-10-13 | Madison | Al | Fletchline, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was adjusting the tension on the pulley's belt for the conveyor. His right index finger was caught between the drive and the rotating pulley's belt, resulting in broken bones and lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-10-12 | Norwood | Ny | Barrett Paving Materials - Norwood Asphalt Plant | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was troubleshooting a problem on the screen deck of a batch plant. To determine if the problem was mechanical or electrical, the employee locked out the system and tried to jog the belts by hand. When he tugged on the belt, the eccentric shaft counterweight swung down, driving the belt toward the sheave. The tips of his right ring and little fingers were pinched between the belt and the sheave, and the ring fingertip was amputated just above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-10-08 | Wellston | Oh | General Mills | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On October 8, 2021, an employee was cleaning the pizza topping machine using a scrubbing pad when their right hand was pulled into a running conveyor belt and roller, resulting in a broken right hand. The belt and roller were unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2021-10-08 | Brookfield | Il | The Chicago Zoological Society dba Brookfield Zoo | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lubricating belt drive pulley components in an air handling unit. A belt and pulley caught the employee's left ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-10-07 | Swedesboro | Nj | Thomas Foods International | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was moving an item on a conveyor belt. The employee's right glove was pulled into the guide, and her little finger was caught between the guide and the conveyor belt. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-10-01 | Houston | Tx | O'Reilly Auto Parts Distribution Center | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee completed a repair on the conveyor. He then reached under the conveyor and his glove got caught on the conveyor belt, resulting in multiple abrasions to his left hand. | |||||
| 2021-10-01 | Heyburn | Id | Gem State Processing, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was diagnosing a destoner pump to determine if it would spin freely. The tip of his right ring finger was caught between the belt and the sheave, and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-09-27 | Muenster | Tx | Muenster Milling Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Employees were troubleshooting the bag sewing machine. While checking the tension on the belt, the pulley amputated an employee's right index finger at the first knuckle when the machine started. | |||||
| 2021-09-25 | Rhinelander | Wi | AirPro Fan & Blower Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was balancing a fan wheel. As he tried to slow or stop the wheel, his right hand was pulled into a belt running on a shaft. His index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-09-22 | Carteret | Nj | Aquamar, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee had been sanitizing a portable conveyor belt. While moving a section of the conveyor system, the employee's right index finger was caught by a tire of the conveyor system and their fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-09-22 | Saginaw | Tx | UFP Saginaw, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation. | |||||
| 2021-09-21 | Omaha | Ne | KELLOGG COMPANY | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a step ladder to access a conveyor belt 10 feet above the floor. He lost his footing on the ladder, reached out to grab something stable, and grabbed the tension roller. The running belt pulled his right hand and forearm in between the tensioner and the belt, causing a compound fracture to the humerus and radius. | |||||
| 2021-09-20 | Jackson Center | Pa | International Timber & Veneer, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was climbing off a saw from a height of 3 feet. He slipped on a cross-member and his hand contacted the belt that had just been installed on the saw. The weight forced the belt to move through the pulley, bringing his right hand with it. He suffered lacerations to the right index, middle, and ring fingers and an amputation to the index finger at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-20 | Farina | Il | ADM Grain Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On 9/20/2021, around 6:50 a.m., an employee was taking grain samples when a splice on the conveyor belt pulled the sampling device out of the employee's hand. The employee's hand made contact with the sampling device and the conveyor cover. The employee sustained amputations to two fingertips on their right hand and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-09-18 | Lawton | Ok | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| After lifting a tire onto a conveyor belt an employee experienced abdominal pain. The employee was hospitalized for a hernia. | |||||
| 2021-09-17 | Pryor | Ok | Cabot-Norit Americas, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was investigating a noise from the belt area of a mill. The employee's finger touched the top of the drive belt and his right hand was pulled into the pulley. His middle finger was caught in the drive mill assembly and partially amputated. | |||||
| 2021-09-15 | Sheridan | Ar | Signode Multi-wall Division | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to remove excess glue from a roller on the top of a compression belt on a panel line. Her left hand was pulled into the machine, which pulled back the skin on the back of her hand. | |||||
| 2021-09-14 | Momence | Il | Glister Mary Lee Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a check weigher. The machine was turned off and the employee replaced the drive belt. When the machine started back up the employee's right index finger was caught on the moving belt and partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2021-09-13 | Moonachie | Nj | 4 Over International, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was troubleshooting a paper feeding issue with a printing press. He lost his balance, and while trying to catch himself from falling, he grabbed the power transmission belt. The employee was hospitalized, and three of his fingertips were amputated. | |||||
| 2021-09-13 | Bolingbrook | Il | Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 9/13/2021, a temporary employee was placing finished goods on a conveyor belt. When the employee went to remove a jammed bag from the backend of the bag sealer machine, the tip of her left thumb was caught resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-09-12 | Columbus | Oh | U.S. Postal Service | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was changing a belt on a machine as part of preventive maintenance. He put the machine in "Test" mode to make an adjustment to one of the sprockets. A chain caught the employee's left thumb and pulled it into a sprocket, causing an amputation of 2 cm. of the thumb. | |||||
| 2021-09-08 | Lexington | Ne | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was pushing a newly cut section of beef down a conveyor belt. A hook, used to reach and hold the piece in place, did not release when the employee pushed the piece down the conveyor. The piece of beef then pulled the employee off balance. The employee's right hand slipped into the sawblade, which amputated the index finger. | |||||
| 2021-09-08 | Aliceville | Al | Buchanan Hardwood Flooring, LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a conveyor belt. The belt caught the employee's left hand and arm, breaking the arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-09-08 | Leigh | Ne | Schwartz Farms Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was changing the belt on a pulley system that turned a blower fan. His right middle finger was caught between the belt and the pulley and amputated below the nail. | |||||
| 2021-09-07 | Bryan | Tx | Sanderson Farms. Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a spray hose to clean conveyors when her forearm became caught in a conveyor belt. Skin was removed from the forearm. | |||||
| 2021-09-07 | Crete | Ne | Smithfield Farmland | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was replacing a conveyor belt when his right hand was caught between the belt and the sprocket. His hand and fingers were crushed in the sprocket and he was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-09-05 | Cleveland | Oh | U.S. Cotton, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was replacing a 3-inch belt that had fallen off a flywheel. When he placed the belt back on the flywheel, the spinning wheel caused his left hand to be pulled into a pinch point. He suffered amputations to the index and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2021-09-04 | Sebastopol | Ms | PECO FOODS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was putting a metal cover on a frame belt. An end of the cover got caught on some frames passing underneath, causing the cover to pinch the employee's right little finger and ring finger. The little finger was amputated just below the nail. | |||||
| 2021-09-02 | Springdale | Oh | TREW, LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was installing a conveyor belt. While he was under it, the conveyor roller pulled in his safety vest and left arm. The arm was broken. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
| 2021-09-01 | Goldsmith | Tx | Aggietech Energy Services LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was working on a pumping unit. The employee's left middle and ring fingers got caught in the sheave and belt on the pulley system of the pumping unit resulting in fingertip amputations. | |||||
| 2021-08-26 | Chicago | Il | G II, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| At about 2:00 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee was replacing a pulley on a conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pinched between the pillow block bearing and the base plate, and the employee suffered amputations to the tip of the little finger, half of the ring finger, and half of the middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-08-24 | Windsor | Ct | IMI Material Handling Logistics | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a pallet/conveyor belt system when his right hand was caught between two metal pallets. He suffered an amputation to the index fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-08-23 | Burlington | Ma | Limbach Facility Services | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was doing maintenance work on an air handling unit when he tripped on a condensation line. His left hand contacted a belt, which caused amputations to his ring and middle fingertips. | |||||
| 2021-08-23 | Austin | Tx | Volt Info Sciences dba Volt Workforce Solutions | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a conveyor belt, landing on the floor 1 1/2 feet below and suffering a broken right knee. | |||||
| 2021-08-22 | Garland | Tx | Mauser Packaging Solutions | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was adjusting the belt on a machine when their finger became caught between the belt and the pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger. | |||||
| 2021-08-21 | Kennesaw | Ga | Fedex Ground | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was removing a package from a conveyor belt when he fell on his knee and injured his hip. | |||||
| 2021-08-20 | De Soto | Mo | Holiday Inn Club Vacations Timber Creek Resort | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was tightening a belt on a golf cart when the seat of the cart fell forward, hitting the ignition. The vehicle turned on and the employee's left hand was pulled in. The belt amputated his index fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-08-19 | Chicago | Il | Mars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLC | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was standing on a portable stair platform, using a flashlight to see if there was a water leak under a conveyor. Her left lower arm was caught between the conveyor belt and a roller. She suffered three fractures to the lower left arm between the wrist and elbow. | |||||
| 2021-08-19 | Irving | Tx | Mc Cormick & Co Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was servicing an auto filler packaging machine when a belt and pulley caught his fingertip. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated. | |||||
| 2021-08-19 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt roller when their right thumb was pinched and amputated by the roller. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2021-08-19 | Lewisberry | Pa | FedEx Ground | Knee(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
| An employee's knee hit the frame of a conveyor belt. The employee suffered blood clots and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-08-18 | Coffeyville | Ks | River Rock Operating, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was doing maintenance on a gas well pump jack. The brake did not hold when he set it, and a belt and pulley caught his hand. He suffered an amputation to the little finger, about 7/8 of the way from the end. | |||||
| 2021-08-18 | Newtown | Oh | C & D Recycling, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was changing a belt on an electric apron feeder. The machine activated and amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2021-08-13 | Jacksonville | Fl | Malnove Incorporated of Florida | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| At about 3:30 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was using a belt sander to repair a part when his right thumb tip was caught between the sanding belt and the part rest. The thumb tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-08-12 | Eufaula | Al | M.C. Dixon Lumber Company, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was placing waste wood onto a 30-inch-wide, 20-foot-long conveyor. The employee was trying to remove a piece of wood that had hung up in the conveyor's bottom belt when the conveyor caught his hand and amputated his right arm at the shoulder. | |||||
| 2021-08-11 | Oberlin | Oh | AgriNomix, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| On August 11, 2021, an employee was inspecting the tracking of a conveyor belt. The belt and pulley caught the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2021-08-10 | Denver | Co | US Mix Product Co | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was removing a broken bag from a conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pinched between a gravity roller and the powered belt and the employee suffered amputations to the little, ring, and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2021-08-05 | Missoula | Mt | BMC Truss | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was performing a run check of a machine when a finger on their right hand got caught between the belt chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2021-08-03 | Beaver Dam | Wi | Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| At about 7:00 p.m. on August 3, 2021, an employee was removing laser-cut parts from a sheet of steel that was positioned on a conveyor belt. A magnetic hoist was being used to lift a part from the sheet when the magnet momentarily lifted the metal conveyor belt from the frame of the conveyor. The employee's hand was resting on the conveyor frame, and when the conveyor belt separated from the magnet it fell onto the employee's hand, partially amputating a finger. | |||||
| 2021-08-02 | Pompano Beach | Fl | LABOR FINDERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing bricks from a conveyor belt. The employee's middle finger was pinched in the belt and crushed. | |||||
| 2021-08-02 | Saint Louis | Mo | SENSIENT COLORS, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee had cleaned a vacuum belt dryer feed tank with steam-heated water, which he then drained out of the tank through the outlet valve at the bottom. When he disconnected the nitrogen supply line on the upper part of the tank, hot water sprayed from the flange for that line and struck the employee. He suffered second-degree burns to his neck, chest, back, legs, and arms, covering about 30 percent of his body. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-07-31 | Beloit | Wi | Hormel Foods Corporation | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a portable belt conveyor when their right hand contacted the power end of the belt conveyor, which crushed the employee's hand. | |||||
| 2021-07-28 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was conducting maintenance on a stacker machine. When the employee adjusted a chain on the machine's conveyor belt, the chain pinched the employee's right index finger and amputated the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-07-28 | Burlington | Wi | Nestle USA | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over a conveyor belt power cord and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip. | |||||
| 2021-07-26 | Pflugerville | Tx | HOLT Truck Centers Pflugerville | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was reaching for a timing belt that was on the peg board when they fell off a 14-inch-tall cabinet and suffered a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2021-07-26 | Forreston | Il | Carroll Service Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee and co-workers were working on taking a cable up a grain leg so they could re-install the belting and buckets for the leg. While turning the drum on the grain leg with his right hand, the employee's left hand was caught between the pulley and the belts on the reducer, resulting in amputation of his little fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-07-26 | Clearwater | Fl | Monin, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working drilling holes to mount a controller box to a running conveyor belt. The employee was checking for metal edges or burr when his left middle finger got caught between the chain and sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-07-24 | Saint Louis | Mo | PSC METALS, LLC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a yard truck to pull a trailer when the yard truck blew two tires. The truck lunged forward and the employee was hospitalized with injuries to the rib cage from the seat belt. | |||||
| 2021-07-23 | Lincoln | Ne | Universal Pure | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Struck against object or equipment |
| An employee was changing a belt on a ventilation fan when he lost balance and contacted the blades of an adjacent fan. He sustained lacerations to the left hand and wrist. | |||||
| 2021-07-22 | Georgetown | Tx | Edi's Construction, LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee fell from a Baker scaffold while it was being moved, landing on the concrete floor about 6 feet below (and on a tool belt, tape measure, and tool belt hook). The employee suffered a broken left leg. | |||||
| 2021-07-22 | Carrollton | Tx | AER MANUFACTURING, L.P. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a new belt on the grinder machine. As he was manually rotating the pulley wheels to align the new belt, his right index finger was caught between the belt and one of the wheels resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-07-21 | Sapulpa | Ok | Ardagh Glass Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was assisting with staging a conveyor to install a new conveyor belt. As the new conveyor belt roll was being lowered to a stand, the employee was removing the roll straps. The straps amputated the employee's left index and middle fingers to the first digit. | |||||
| 2021-07-21 | Springdale | Ar | KONE Elevators & Escalators | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was troubleshooting a voltage switch on an elevator. His thumb was caught in a belt, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-07-20 | Ochelata | Ok | Walmart, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a blower motor. The belt on the pulley amputated the pad of the employee's right middle finger without bone loss. | |||||
| 2021-07-20 | Cross City | Fl | Forestry Resources, LLC | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating an unloaded forklift on a paved surface outside of the building to return the forklift to the parking lot. When the forklift turned, it tipped over and the employee, who was wearing a seatbelt, remained in the seat with one leg turned up under him and the other behind him as he faced the ground. His left foot and right leg were fractured. | |||||
| 2021-07-20 | Jaffrey | Nh | Air Compressor Technology, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was performing maintenance on an air compressor when their finger was caught in the belt and pulley resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-07-17 | Tinton Falls | Nj | Ralph Clayton & Sons - West Creek Plant | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder clearing a conveyor belt. A large piece of material fell from the conveyor belt and struck the ladder causing the ladder and the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae. | |||||
| 2021-07-15 | Princeton | Mo | Smithfield Hog Production - Missouri | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was starting a pit scraper machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley system. The fingertip was medically amputated. | |||||